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Twins pitcher Pablo López is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
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 Saturday, May 17.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 9.1 |
| 2 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 7.0 |
| 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 |
López struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 7-0 win over the Brewers.
López earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 18th among all players and 12th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (6IP 3H 0R BB 6K W in the 5-2 win over the Pirates) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 9.1 for the season, extending his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
He now leads over second-place player, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo (7.0 points). He leads NL pitchers over second-place Nick Pivetta of the Padres (6.0 points).
Wheeler also now has 114.1 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 64th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.7 points Saturday, he passes five players on the “all-time” career points list—Kevin Brown (112.8), Sammy Sosa (113.2), Dan Haren (113.2), Chris Carpenter (113.3) and Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton (113.5).
(Both Brown and Sosa made their Major League debuts prior to the start of Box-Toppers tracking, so would likely have more points if their entire careers were tracked. Box-Toppers estimates that Brown would have about 164 career points if his entire career from 1986 were tracked and that Sosa would have about 134 points if his entire career from 1989 were tracked.)
Wheeler trails 63rd-ranked player Carlos Carrasco, now pitching for the Yankees in the minor leagues, with 114.2 career points.
Wheeler ranks 11th among active, signed players in career points, seventh among active NL pitchers.
Wheeler led players in Box-Toppers points in 2024 with 21.4.
Wheeler had a +8.0 Box-Toppers game score Saturday, the same as Pablo López and both had similar line scores. However, López just edged Wheeler for overall Player of the Day honors because he gave up fewer hits—two vs. three.
National League Batter of the Day
Jordan Beck of the Rockies (2HR 3B 3-5 4R 3BI in the 14-12 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season.
This was Beck’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Beck made his Major League debut April 30, 2024, and was playing in his 90th career game.
American League Batter of the Day
Logan O'Hoppe of the Angels (HR 2-5 R 5BI in the 11-9 win over the Dodgers) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 2.5 for the season, 16th among AL batters.
Streak
Joc Pederson of the Rangers has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2025 Saturday.
Pederson (HR 1-2 R 2BI in the 5-1 win over the Astros) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2016 with the Dodgers and now has 38.9 career points, 15th among active AL batters.
In 2024, he earned 6.4 points with the Diamondbacks, 14th among NL batters, his best season.
Scoring
López earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Wheeler earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Beck and O’Hoppe each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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).| 5/17 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | MIN 7, MIL 0 | Pablo López (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| NL | +8.0 | PHI 5, PIT 2 | Zack Wheeler (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +7.0 | TB 4, MIA 0 | Drew Rasmussen (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | STL 1, KC 0 | Miles Mikolas (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | COL 14, ARI 12 | Jordan Beck LF | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CHC 7, CHW 3 | Matthew Boyd (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | `SF 1, ATH 0 (F/10) | Landen Roupp | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | LAA 11, LAD 9 | Logan O’Hoppe C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BOS 7, ATL 6 | Rafael Devers DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 3, NYY 2 | Edwin Díaz (S, 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `TOR 2, DET 1 | Eric Lauer | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | `CIN 4, CLE 1 | Graham Ashcraft (H, 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | WSH 10, BAL 6 | Jake Irvin (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +2.1 | SEA 4, SD 1 | Gabe Speier (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 5, HOU 1 | Joc Pederson DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 9.1 | 30.5 | 81.7 | 114.1 | -12.3 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 5.0 | 16.7 | 56.2 | 63.9 | -6.7 |
| Irvin, Jake 4805 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.7 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | -5.3 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 26.8 | 44.2 | 0.0 |
| Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 35.8 | +1.0 |
| Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | pi mr sp | cin nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | +2.0 |
| O’Hoppe, Logan 4928 | ca | ana al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +1.5 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | dh 3b | bos al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 28.5 | 40.5 | -3.0 |
| Roupp, Landen 5079 | pi mr | sf nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp cp | tb al | 2.0 | 3.7 | 23.5 | 23.5 | +0.3 |
| Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi mr sp cp | tor al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 19.4 | 32.8 | +2.0 |
| Beck, Jordan 5183 | lf | col nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | dh | tex al | 1.0 | 7.5 | 23.4 | 38.9 | -5.5 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 19.7 | 46.7 | -3.0 |
| Speier, Gabe 4268 | pi mr | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
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