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Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, passing 100 career Box-Toppers points.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Mets pitcher Tylor Megill, Logan O'Hoppe of the Angels and J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies.
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 Wednesday, May 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 9.1 |
| 2 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.0 |
| 3 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 8.0 |
| 4 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 6.7 |
| 5 | Kris Bubic | pi sp | Royals | 6.7 |
| 6 | Riley Greene | lf cf | Tigers | 6.5 |
| 7 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 6.4 |
| 8 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 6.4 |
| 9 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 6.0 |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 6.0 |
Gausman struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 14-0 win over the Padres.
Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 71st among all players and 26th among American League pitchers.
Gausman also becomes the 94th player to reach 100 career Box-Toppers points since player tracking began in 1995. His 101.1 career Box-Toppers points ranks 89th among all players since 1995. With his 2.0 points Wednesday, he passes seven players on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list—Rangers pitcher Patrick Corbin (99.4), Jim Edmonds (99.8), Larry Walker (100.1), Jeff Bagwell (100.4), Paul Konerko (100.7), Matt Cain (100.7) and Matt Holliday (100.8). (It should be noted that Edmonds, Walker and Bagwell all debuted before the start of Box-Toppers tracking in 1995 and would likely have more points if their entire careers were tracked.)
Gausman now trails 88th-ranked player Jason Schmidt (101.2).
Gausman ranks 14th among active players in career points, sixth among active AL pitchers.
Career Box-Toppers points—active AL pitchers 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 253.7 2—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 3—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 145.2 4—Carlos Carrasco #Yankees 114.2 5—Charlie Morton #Orioles 113.5 6—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 101.1* *Earns 2.0 B-T pts Wednesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Gausman has earned Box-Toppers points in 13 consecutive seasons since 2013. He has earned 10 or more Box-Toppers points in six seasons:
2016 with the Orioles, 10.8 points, 16th among AL pitchers.
2017 with the Orioles, 11.1 points, 10th among AL pitchers.
2021 with the Giants, 13.7 points, 11th among NL pitchers.
2022 with the Blue Jays, 12.7 points, 15th among AL pitchers.
2023 with the Blue Jays, 18.7 points, fourth overall and third among AL pitchers, his best season.
2024 with the Blue Jays, 10.0 points, 26th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Mets pitcher Tylor Megill (4.2IP 4H R BB 10K ND in the 5-1 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 4.7 for the season, 32nd among all players, 11th among NL pitchers and most among Wednesday’s Player of the Game winners.
American League Batter of the Day
Logan O’Hoppe of the Angels (2HR 2-4 3R 3BI in the 10-5 win over the Athletics) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 4.0 for the season, third among AL batters behind Riley Greene of the Tigers (6.5 points) and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox (5.0 points).
National League Batter of the Day
Career Box-Toppers points—Active catchers 1—J.T. Realmuto #Phillies 53.7* 2—Salvador Perez #Royals 52.2† 3—Yasmani Grandal #RedSox 33.2 4—Willson Contreras #STLCards 32.5 *Earns 1.5 B-T points as WE’s NL Batter of the Day †Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of the Game WE www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies (HR 2B 3-5 R 3BI in the 9-5 win over the Rockies) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season.
Realmuto has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2025. He earned his first points in 2015 with the Marlins and now has 53.7 career Box-Toppers points, first among all active catchers, ahead of Salvador Perez of the Royals (52.2), who also won Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Realmuto ranks 12th among all catchers in career points since 1995.
His best season was 2021 with the Phillies when he had 7.2 Box-Toppers points, first among NL catchers. He led NL catchers in five out of six seasons from 2019 to 2024, including four straight seasons (2019-2022). He had 6.5 Box-Toppers points in 2024, first among NL catchers.
Debut
Tigers pitcher Chase Lee made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Lee (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 5-1 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut April 22 and was playing in his ninth career game.
Scoring
Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Megill earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
O’Hoppe and Realmuto each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday’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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Jean Segura, 35, announces retirement. He earned 19.5 career Box-Toppers points from 2013-20, including 5.0 in 2018 with #Mariners, 3rd among AL shortstops. He last played 2023 in 85 games with #Marlins but earned no B-T points.
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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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).| 5/21 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | TOR 14, SD 0 | Kevin Gausman (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| +8.0 | `NYY 4, TEX 3 | Ryan Yarbrough | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| NL | +7.2 | `NYM 5, BOS 1 | Tylor Megill | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| +6.0 | LAD 3, ARI 1 | Dustin May (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | CLE 5, MIN 1 | Gavin Williams (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | LAA 10, ATH 5 | Logan O’Hoppe C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | DET 5, STL 1 | Chase Lee (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 8, HOU 4 | Taj Bradley (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 3, CIN 1 | Dennis Santana (S, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | PHI 9, COL 5 | J.T. Realmuto C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | MIN 6, CLE 5 | Kody Clemens PH‑2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | CHC 2, MIA 1 | Brad Keller (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| +1.0 | BAL 8, MIL 4 (F/11) | Ryan O’Hearn 1B‑RF | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | KC 8, SF 4 | Salvador Perez 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 6, CHW 5 | Leody Taveras RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.7 | 7.4 | 23.1 | 23.1 | +2.0 |
| O’Hoppe, Logan 4928 | ca | ana al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +3.0 |
| May, Dustin 4214 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 | 3.7 | 13.4 | 15.4 | +3.7 |
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | dh ca 1b | kc al | 3.5 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 52.2 | 0.0 |
| Bradley, Taj 4780 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 | 15.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | -9.1 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 3.0 | 13.0 | 59.1 | 101.1 | -7.0 |
| Williams, Gavin 4865 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -1.7 |
| O’Hearn, Ryan 4043 | rf 1b dh | bal al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 |
| Clemens, Kody 4679 | 2b 1b 3b ph | min al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 1.5 | 8.0 | 26.7 | 53.7 | -5.0 |
| Santana, Dennis 4275 | pi cp mr | pit nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp mr | nyy al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 22.4 | 41.8 | -2.7 |
| Taveras, Leody 4687 | rf | sea al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -1.0 |
| Keller, Brad 4008 | pi mr cp sp | chi nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 18.4 | 27.4 | 0.0 |
| Lee, Chase 5185 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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