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Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, May 18.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 9.1 |
| 2 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.0 |
| 3 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 6.7 |
| 4 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 6.4 |
| 5 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 6.4 |
| 6 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 6.0 |
| 7 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 6.0 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 6.0 |
| 9 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 5.7 |
| 10 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 5.7 |
Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo extends his lead among American League pitchers in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. He also maintains second place in overall Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Player of the Day
Kelly struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 1-0 win over the Rockies.
Kelly earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 12th among all players and fifth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Cody Bellinger of the Yankees (GS 2B 3-3 R 6BI in the 8-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season and is 34th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Will Benson of the Reds (2HR 3-4 2R BI in the 3-1 win over the Guardians) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 2.5 for the season, 19th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Cody Bellinger.
Rankings
Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo extends his lead among AL pitchers in 2025 Box-Toppers points, maintaining second place overall, after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Woo (7IP 5H R 0BB 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He leads AL pitchers ahead of second-place Joe Ryan of the Twins (6.7 points). He maintains his second-place overall rank behind Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (9.1 points).
Debut
Phillies pitcher Mick Abel made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Abel (6IP 5H 0R 0BB 9K W in the 1-0 win over the Pirates) was also making his Major League debut.
Scoring
Kelly earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Bellinger earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Benson earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Box‑Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box‑Toppers game score (BTG).| 5/18 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | ARI 1, COL 0 | Merrill Kelly (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| +10.0 | PHI 1, PIT 0 | Mick Abel (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| AL | +7.0 | NYY 8, NYM 2 | Cody Bellinger LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SEA 6, SD 1 | Bryan Woo (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | MIA 5, TB 1 | Cal Quantrill (W, 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | CIN 3, CLE 1 | Will Benson RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.2 | `LAA 6, LAD 4 | Yusei Kikuchi | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 10, BAL 4 | CJ Abrams SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 10, BOS 4 | Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 5, MIN 2 | Freddy Peralta (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 4, TEX 3 | Josh Hader (S, 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SF 3, ATH 2 | Patrick Bailey PH‑C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 3, TOR 2 | Will Vest (S, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 6, CHW 2 | Vidal Bruján 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | KC 2, STL 1 | Drew Waters PH‑LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box‑Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box‑Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box‑Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box‑Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no‑decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 8.0 | 19.7 | 28.4 | 28.4 | -3.7 |
| Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.7 | 7.7 | 38.7 | 46.7 | +3.7 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 | 17.4 | 57.2 | 73.9 | -9.4 |
| Quantrill, Cal 4195 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 8.0 | 23.7 | 25.7 | -2.0 |
| Vest, Will 4608 | pi cp mr | det al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +2.0 |
| Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | dh | atl nl | 2.5 | 10.0 | 24.5 | 66.7 | -5.0 |
| Benson, Will 4851 | rf | cin nl | 2.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | hou al | 2.0 | 13.0 | 27.0 | 59.4 | -9.0 |
| Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | ana al | 2.0 | 12.7 | 36.1 | 40.1 | -8.7 |
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | lf dh 1b | nyy al | 1.7 | 4.2 | 14.4 | 34.3 | -0.8 |
| Bailey, Patrick 4827 | ca ph | sf nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.5 |
| Abrams, CJ 4688 | ss | dc nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.5 |
| Brujan, Vidal 5056 | 3b 2b | chi nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Waters, Drew 4721 | lf ph | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +1.0 |
| Abel, Mick 5184 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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