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Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Saturday, May 24.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 11.1 |
| 2 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.0 |
| 3 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 8.0 |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 7.0 |
| 5 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 6.7 |
| 6 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 6.7 |
| 7 | Jake Irvin | pi sp | Nationals | 6.7 |
| 8 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 6.7 |
| 9 | Kris Bubic | pi sp | Royals | 6.7 |
| 10 | Riley Greene | lf cf | Tigers | 6.5 |
Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Irvin struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Giants.
Irvin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, seventh among all players and fourth among National League pitchers.
Irvin is one of five players with 6.7 Box-Toppers points this season but ranks third among them based on 2024 Box-Toppers points. Here are the five players with 6.7 points shown by the overall rank in 2025 Box-Toppers points:
5. Max Fried, Yankees (13.4 points in 2024).
6. Carlos Rodón, Yankees (12.7 points in 2024).
7. Irvin (10.0 points in 2024).
8. Joe Ryan, Twins (9.7 points in 2024).
9. Kris Bubic, Royals (0.0 points in 2024).
American League Player of the Day
Orioles pitcher Trevor Rogers (6.1IP 2H 0R 0BB 5K ND in the 2-1 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season, and is 62nd among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Elly De La Cruz of the Reds (HR 2-3 2R 4BI in the 6-4 win over the Cubs) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season, and is 42nd among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
Junior Caminero of the Rays (HR 1-3 R 3BI in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season, and is 61st among AL batters.
Rankings
Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Fried (7.1IP 6H R BB 7K W in the 13-1 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers behind Bryan Woo of the Mariners (8.0 points).
Debut
Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Twins pitcher Zebby Matthews (4IP 5H 2R BB 9K ND in the 5-4 win over the Royals) made his Major League debut Aug. 13, 2024, and was playing in his 11th career game.
White Sox pitcher Mike Vasil (3IP H 0R BB 2K W in the 10-5 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut March 31 and was playing in his 16th career game.
Connor Norby of the Marlins (HR 3-5 R 3BI in the 6-2 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut June 3, 2024, and was playing in his 76th career game.
Scoring
Irvin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Rogers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
De La Cruz and Caminero 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).| 5/24 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | WSH 3, SF 0 | Jake Irvin (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| AL | +9.1 | `BAL 2, BOS 1 | Trevor Rogers | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +5.1 | NYY 13, COL 1 | Max Fried (W, 7‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CIN 6, CHC 4 | Elly De La Cruz SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.1 | NYM 5, LAD 2 | Edwin Díaz (S, 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 7, SD 1 | Grant Holmes (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | `PIT 2, MIL 1 | Mitch Keller | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 2, SEA 1 | Josh Hader (S, 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 7, DET 5 (F/10) | Tim Herrin (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `STL 6, ARI 5 | Matthew Liberatore | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | `MIN 5, KC 4 | Zebby Matthews | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +3.0 | `CHW 10, TEX 5 | Mike Vasil (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 6, LAA 2 | Connor Norby 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 9, ATH 6 (F/11) | Kyle Schwarber DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TB 3, TOR 1 | Junior Caminero 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | BOS 6, BAL 5 (F/10) | Greg Weissert (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.7 | 20.1 | 62.6 | 73.6 | -6.7 |
| Irvin, Jake 4805 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 | 16.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | -3.3 |
| Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | pi sp mr | stl nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +3.0 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | hou al | 3.0 | 14.0 | 28.0 | 60.4 | -8.0 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | dh | phi nl | 3.0 | 11.5 | 25.0 | 43.5 | -5.5 |
| Holmes, Grant 5127 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.7 | 14.4 | 33.4 | 34.4 | -9.0 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 20.7 | 47.7 | -2.0 |
| Herrin, Tim 4978 | pi mr | cle al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | bal al | 1.7 | 3.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | -0.3 |
| De La Cruz, Elly 4844 | ss | cin nl | 1.5 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -3.5 |
| Caminero, Junior 5089 | 3b | tb al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Weissert, Greg 4724 | pi cp mr | bos al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Matthews, Zebby 5186 | pi sp | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Norby, Connor 5188 | 3b | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Vasil, Mike 5187 | pi mr | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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