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Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and taking the lead among American League pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, May 27.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 11.1 |
| 2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 9.0 |
| 3 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 4 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 8.0 |
| 5 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.0 |
| 6 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 7.7 |
| 7 | Kris Bubic | pi sp | Royals | 7.7 |
| 8 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 7.0 |
| 9 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 6.7 |
| 10 | Jake Irvin | pi sp | Nationals | 6.7 |
Also Tuesday, Twins pitcher Joe Ryan rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Rodón struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Angels.
Rodón earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, rising from eighth to third place overall behind Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (11.1 points) and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9.0 points). Rodón also rises to first place among AL pitchers, passing previous leader Tarik Skubal of the Tigers (8.0 points), who falls to second place.
National League Player of the Day
Ranger Suárez of the Phillies (6IP 4H 0R 3BB 8K W in the 2-0 win over the Braves) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 3.7 for the season, 24th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Jose Altuve of the Astros (2HR 4-4 3R 3Bi in the 11-1 win over the Athletics) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 3.5 for the season, eighth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates (HR 2B 4-4 2R 3BI in the 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season, and is 44th among NL batters.
Rankings
Twins pitcher Joe Ryan rises from 10th to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Ryan (6IP 5H R BB 5K W in the 4-2 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
2025 Box-Toppers points—NL batters 1—Christian Yelich #Brewers 6.7* 2—Seiya Suzuki #Cubs 6.5 3—Pete Crow-Armstrong #Cubs 6.5 4—Pete Alonso #Mets 5.5 5—Carson Kelly #Cubs 4.5 6—James Wood #Nationals 3.7 *Earns 1.0 B-T points as Player of the Game Tuesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Yelich rises to lead NL batters
Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among NL batters after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Yelich (GS 2B 2-5 2R 4BI in the 5-1, 10-inning win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season. He ranks 11th overall and first among NL batters, passing previous leader Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs (6.5 points), who falls to second place.
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Mariners pitcher Logan Evans (8IP 4H R BB 4K W in the 9-1 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut April 27 and was playing in his sixth career game.
Cubs pitcher Cade Horton (6IP 4H 2R BB 6K ND in the 4-3, 11-inning win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut May 10 and was playing in his fourth career game.
Scoring
Rodón earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Suárez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Altuve and Reynolds each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’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).| 5/27 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | NYY 3, LAA 2 | Carlos Rodón (W, 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +11.0 | DET 3, SF 1 | Jack Flaherty (W, 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | PHI 2, ATL 0 | Ranger Suárez (W, 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | HOU 11, ATH 1 | Jose Altuve DH | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | PIT 9, ARI 6 | Bryan Reynolds RF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SEA 9, WSH 1 | Logan Evans (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.2 | NYM 6, CHW 4 | Reed Garrett (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 5, BOS 1 (F/10) | Christian Yelich DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 7, BAL 4 | Lars Nootbaar LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 9, CLE 5 | Max Muncy 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 7, KC 2 | Elly De La Cruz SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `CHC 4, COL 3 (F/11) | Cade Horton | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | MIN 4, TB 2 | Joe Ryan (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 2, TOR 0 | Robert Garcia (S, 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | SD 8, MIA 6 | Jeremiah Estrada (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.7 | 21.4 | 53.9 | 79.0 | -4.0 |
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 7.7 | 17.4 | 43.5 | 43.5 | -2.0 |
| Yelich, Christian 3334 | dh | mil nl | 6.7 | 10.2 | 29.9 | 73.6 | +3.2 |
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.7 | 14.1 | 31.8 | 32.8 | -6.7 |
| Altuve, Jose 3007 | lf dh | hou al | 3.5 | 7.5 | 25.5 | 63.0 | -0.5 |
| De La Cruz, Elly 4844 | ss | cin nl | 2.5 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -2.5 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 14.0 | 29.7 | 59.3 | -10.0 |
| Garrett, Reed 4963 | pi cp | nym nl | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| Estrada, Jeremiah 5013 | pi mr cp | sd nl | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Nootbaar, Lars 4507 | rf lf | stl nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | rf | pit nl | 1.5 | 7.0 | 29.7 | 32.7 | -4.0 |
| Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | lad nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 22.7 | 32.7 | -1.0 |
| Garcia, Robert 4892 | pi cp mr | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Evans, Logan 5192 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Norton, Cade 5193 | pi sp | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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