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Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors:
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Wednesday, May 7.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 6.0 |
| 2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 6.0 |
| 3 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 5.7 |
| 4 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 5.7 |
| 5 | Hunter Greene | pi sp | Reds | 5.7 |
| 6 | Pete Alonso | 1b | Mets | 5.5 |
| 7 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 5.4 |
| 8 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 5.4 |
| 9 | Zac Gallen | pi sp | Diamondbacks | 5.0 |
| 10 | Cole Ragans | pi sp | Royals | 5.0 |
Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to fourth place overall and first place among American League pitchers.
Reds pitcher Hunter Greene rises to fifth place overall.
In addition, Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox rises to first place among AL batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors Wednesday.
Player of the Day
Gray struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Pirates.
Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 23rd among all players and eighth among National League pitchers.
Gray now has 114.3 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 62nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 2.0 points Wednesday, he passes six players on the “all-time” career points list—Kevin Brown (112.8), Sammy Sosa (113.2), Dan Haren (113.2), Chris Carpenter (113.3), Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton (113.5) and Carlos Carrasco (114.2). (Two of these six players began their careers before the start of Box-Toppers tracking, so they would have more points if their entire careers were tracked. Box-Toppers estimates that Brown would have about 164 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.)
Gray now trails 61st-ranked player Ervin Santana (114.4).
Gray rises to ninth place in career points among active, signed players, passing Morton (113.5). He ranks sixth among active NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Royals pitcher Michael Wacha (7IP 3H 0R BB 5K W in the 2-1 win over the White Sox) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 2.7 for the season, 25th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox (2B 2HR 3-4 2R 3BI in the 6-4 win over the Rangers) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 5.0 for the season, 13th among all players and rising to first place among AL batters, passing previous leader, teammate Alex Bregman (3.7).
Interestingly, Abreu just beat Bregman for Player of the Game in Wednesday’s Red Sox win. Like Abreu, Bregman also had a +3.0 Box-Toppers game score (HR 2B 3-4 2R 3BI), but Abreu held the tiebreaker because he had more home runs—two vs. one.
National League Batter of the Day
Juan Soto of the Mets (2HR SF 2-4 2R 3BI in the 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season. Soto earned 11.0 points in 2024 with the Yankees, second among AL batters.
Rankings
Two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:
Max Fried
Yankees pitcher Max Fried (7IP 5H R 0BB 8K ND in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season, fourth overall and first among AL pitchers, passing previous leader Hunter Brown of the Astros (5.4 points).
Fried had a +8.0 Box-Toppers game score Wednesday, the same as Royals pitcher Michael Wacha. But Wacha held the tiebreaker edge over Fried to earn AL Player of the Day honors because he earned the win in his game while Fried picked up a no-decision.
Hunter Greene
Reds pitcher Hunter Greene (3IP 2H 0R 0BB 6K ND in the 4-3 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season, fifth overall and fourth among NL pitchers.
Greene exited Wednesday’s game with groin pain but still pitched the minimum three innings to receive consideration for Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors.
While Green and Fried both have 5.7 points in 2025, Fried ranks higher because he has more 2024 points—13.4 vs. 9.7.
Scoring
Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Wacha earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Abreu and Soto 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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2025 Box-Toppers points—AL pitchers 1—Max Fried #Yankees 5.7* 2—Hunter Brown #Astros 5.4 3—Garrett Crochet #RedSox 5.4 4—Cole Ragans #Royals 5.0 5—Bryan Woo #Mariners 5.0 6—Logan Gilbert #Mariners 4.7 *Earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game WE vs. SD www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Career Box-Toppers points—Active NL pitchers 1—Clayton Kershaw #Dodgers 272.4 2—Justin Verlander #SFGiants 247.0 3—Chris Sale #Braves 174.1 4—Yu Darvish #Padres 139.7 5—Aaron Nola #Phillies 117.8 6—Sonny Gray #STLCards 114.3* *Earns 2.0 B-T pts Wednesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
2025 Box-Toppers points—AL batters 1—Wilyer Abreu #RedSox 5.0* 2—Alex Bregman #RedSox 3.7 3—Aaron Judge #Yankees 3.5 4—José Ramírez #Guardians 3.0 5—George Springer #BlueJays 3.0 6—Tyler O'Neill #Orioles 3.0 *Earns 1.5 B-T points as WE AL Batter of the Day www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
2025 Box-Toppers points—NL pitchers 1—Nick Pivetta #Padres 6.0 2—Yoshinobu Yamamoto #Dodgers 6.0 3—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 5.7 4—Hunter Greene #Reds 5.7* 5—Zac Gallen #Dbacks 5.0 6—Andrew Heaney #Pirates 5.0 *Earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game WE www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Kenta Maeda, 37, released by #Tigers. His 70.0 career Box-Toppers points was 15th among active AL pitchers. But the former starter had 0.0 B-T pts in 7 relief appearances in 2025 after 5.4 with DET in 2024. Best season—2023 with #Twins, 11.1 B-T points, 17th among AL pitchers.
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 8, 2025 at 8:03 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).| 5/7 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | STL 5, PIT 0 | Sonny Gray (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +9.0 | PHI 7, TB 0 | Taijuan Walker (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | KC 2, CHW 1 | Michael Wacha (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +8.0 | `NYY 4, SD 3 (F/10) | Max Fried | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | HOU 9, MIL 1 | Framber Valdez (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | `CIN 4, ATL 3 | Hunter Greene | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | LAD 10, MIA 1 | Landon Knack (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | BOS 6, TEX 4 | Wilyer Abreu RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `LAA 5, TOR 4 | Yusei Kikuchi | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | SF 3, CHC 1 | Robbie Ray (W, 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | MIN 5, BAL 2 | Jhoan Duran (S, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | NYM 7, ARI 1 | Juan Soto RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | DET 8, COL 6 (F/10) | Javier Báez CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 6, ATH 5 | Andrés Muñoz (S, 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | CLE 8, WSH 6 | Joey Cantillo (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 5.7 | 19.1 | 61.6 | 72.6 | -7.7 |
| Greene, Hunter 4651 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.7 | 15.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 | -4.0 |
| Abreu, Wilyer 4911 | rf | bos al | 5.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +0.5 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.0 | 16.4 | 50.0 | 114.3 | -8.4 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.7 | 7.4 | 40.5 | 83.6 | 0.0 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 18.4 | 54.1 | 59.8 | -12.4 |
| Knack, Landon 5009 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 34.8 | 61.2 | +2.0 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | kc al | 2.7 | 13.1 | 39.6 | 74.3 | -7.7 |
| Soto, Juan 3994 | rf | nym nl | 1.5 | 12.5 | 32.0 | 45.5 | -9.5 |
| Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 11.7 | 35.1 | 39.1 | -9.7 |
| Munoz, Andres 4222 | pi cp | sea al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | -5.0 |
| Duran, Jhoan 4622 | pi cp | min al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -5.0 |
| Cantillo, Joey 5106 | pi mr sp | cle al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Baez, Javier 3395 | cf ss 2b | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 30.2 | +1.0 |
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