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Angels pitcher José Soriano is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers 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 Tuesday, June 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 12.1 |
| 2 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 3 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 9.0 |
| 4 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 9.0 |
| 5 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 6 | Merill Kelly | pi sp | Diamondbacks | 8.7 |
| 7 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 8.4 |
| 8 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 8.4 |
| 9 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 8.4 |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 8.0 |
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott, Evan Carter of the Rangers, Alek Thomas of the Diamondbacks and Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays.
Player of the Day
Soriano struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Athletics.
Soriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 140th among all players and 47th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott (CG 3H 0R BB 5K W in the 1-0 win over the Reds) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 5.7 for the season, most among Tuesday’s Player of the Game winners, 30th among all players and 13th among NL pitchers.
Abbott had a +10.0 Box-Toppers game score Tuesday, the same as another NL pitcher who won Player of the Game honors Tuesday, Padres pitcher Dylan Cease (7IP 3H 0R 5BB 11K W in the 11-1 win over the Dodgers). But Abbott won NL Player of the Day honors over Cease because he pitched more innings in his game—nine vs. seven.
American League Batter of the Day
Evan Carter of the Rangers (HR 3-5 4R 3BI in the 16-4 win over the Twins) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season.
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National League Batter of the Day
Alek Thomas of the Diamondbacks (HR 3-3 4R BI in the 10-3 win over the Mariners) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 2.5 for the season, 39th among NL batters.
Notable
Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Tuesday.
Kirk (HR 3-5 3R 2BI in the 10-9 win over the Cardinals) was also AL Batter of the Day Monday (HR 2-2B 4-5 R 2BI in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Cardinals). He earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points Monday and 1.0 point Tuesday, giving him 3.5 for the season, 17th among AL batters.
Debut
White Sox pitcher Brandon Eisert made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Eisert (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 4-2 win over the Astros) made his Major League debut June 17, 2024, and was playing in his 32nd career game.
Scoring
Soriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Abbott earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Carter and Thomas 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.
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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).| 6/10 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | `LAA 2, ATH 1 (F/10) | José Soriano | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| NL | +10.0 | CIN 1, CLE 0 | Andrew Abbott (W, 6‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +10.0 | SD 11, LAD 1 | Dylan Cease (W, 2‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||
| +8.0 | MIA 3, PIT 2 | Sandy Alcantara (W, 3‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | TEX 16, MIN 4 | Evan Carter CF | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | NYY 10, KC 2 | Austin Wells C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 10, SEA 3 | Alek Thomas CF | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | CHC 8, PHI 4 | Ian Happ LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.2 | `DET 5, BAL 3 | Sawyer Gipson‑Long (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 4, ATL 1 | Quinn Priester (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 10, STL 9 | Alejandro Kirk C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 3, TB 1 | Lucas Giolito (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 5, WSH 4 (F/10) | Juan Soto RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 6, COL 5 | Willy Adames SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 4, HOU 2 | Brandon Eisert (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Andrew 4839 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.7 | 10.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | +0.7 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.7 | 24.8 | 69.6 | 71.6 | -17.4 |
| Wells, Austin 5098 | ca | nyy al | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Kirk, Alejandro 4353 | ca | tor al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | +3.5 |
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 43.8 | 50.2 | +3.0 |
| Soto, Juan 3994 | rf | nym nl | 2.5 | 13.5 | 33.0 | 46.5 | -8.5 |
| Thomas, Alek 4648 | cf | ari nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +2.5 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | sf nl | 2.0 | 12.5 | 28.6 | 31.6 | -8.5 |
| Happ, Ian 3798 | lf | chi nl | 2.0 | 9.5 | 17.0 | 23.0 | -5.5 |
| Priester, Quinn 5059 | pi mr | mil nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | bos al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 29.4 | 50.1 | +2.0 |
| Carter, Evan 4947 | cf | tex al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +0.5 |
| Gipson-Long, Sawyer 4940 | pi mr sp | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Eisert, Brandon 5199 | pi cp | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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