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Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton is Friday’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 Friday, June 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 12.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 10.7 |
| 3 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 4 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 9.4 |
| 5 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 9.4 |
| 6 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 9.0 |
| 7 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 8 | Merill Kelly | pi sp | Diamondbacks | 8.7 |
| 9 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 8.4 |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 8.0 |
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to fourth place and Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to fifth place.
Player of the Day
Morton struck out 10 over five scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Angels.
Morton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 132nd among all players and 43rd among American League pitchers.
Morton also now has 116.5 career Box-Toppers points, 59th-most among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Friday, he passes four players on the “all-time” career points list—Josh Beckett (114.9), Tim Lincecum (115.0), Torii Hunter (115.9) and Todd Helton (116.4). He now trails 58th-ranked player Mark Buehrle (116.7).
Morton ranks 11th among active players in career points, fourth among active AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez (7IP 4H 0R BB 6K W in the 8-0 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 5.4 for the season, 16th among NL pitchers.
National League. Batter of the Day
Matt Olson of the Braves (2B SF 3-4 3R 3BI in the 12-4 win over the Rockies) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season.
American League Batter of the Day
Javier Báez of the Tigers (HR 2B 3-4 3R 2BI in the 11-5 win over the Reds) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 4.0 for the season, eighth among AL batters.
Rankings
Skenes rises to fourth
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises from seventh to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Skenes (5IP 4H 0R 2BB 5K ND in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.4 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers behind Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (12.1 points).
Crochet rises to fifth
Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises from ninth to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Career Box-Toppers points—Active AL pitchers 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 253.7 2—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 3—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 147.2 4—Charlie Morton #Orioles 116.5* 5—Carlos Carrasco #Yankees 114.2 6—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 102.1 *Earns 2.0 B-T points Friday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/6/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Crochet (8.1IP 4H R BB 7K ND in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.4 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers behind Tarik Skubal of the Tigers (10.7 points) and Carlos Rodón of the Yankees (9.7 points).
Skenes and Crochet both have 9.4 Box-Toppers points in 2025, but Skenes ranks higher because he has more 2024 points than Crochet—13.0 vs. 10.7.
Debut
Jacob Melton of the Astros made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Melton (3B 2-2 R 3BI in the 10-3 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut June 1 and was playing in his 11th career game.
Scoring
Morton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Suárez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Olson and Báez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’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).| 6/13 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | BAL 2, LAA 0 | Charlie Morton (W, 3‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +8.1 | `BOS 2, NYY 1 (F/10) | Garrett Crochet | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| NL | +8.0 | PHI 8, TOR 0 | Ranger Suárez (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +8.0 | `TEX 3, CHW 1 | Shawn Armstrong | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ATL 12, COL 4 | Matt Olson 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | MIL 3, STL 2 | Freddy Peralta (W, 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | DET 11, CIN 5 | Javier Báez SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | HOU 10, MIN 3 | Jacob Melton LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `PIT 2, CHC 1 (F/10) | Paul Skenes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 11, WSH 9 | Agustín Ramírez DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 6, LAD 2 | Casey Schmitt 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `SEA 7, CLE 2 | Luis M. Castillo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +2.0 | TB 7, NYM 5 | Jonathan Aranda 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | ARI 5, SD 1 | Josh Naylor 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | ATH 6, KC 4 | Luis Urías 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skenes, Paul 5005 | pi sp | pit nl | 9.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | -3.6 |
| Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp | bos al | 9.4 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | -1.3 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 5.7 | 16.4 | 56.5 | 87.3 | -5.0 |
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.4 | 15.8 | 33.5 | 34.5 | -5.0 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.0 | 18.4 | 58.2 | 74.9 | -8.4 |
| Baez, Javier 3395 | cf ss | det al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 33.2 | +4.0 |
| Naylor, Josh 4154 | dh 1b | ari nl | 3.5 | 12.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | -5.5 |
| Ramírez, Agustín 5160 | dh | fla nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 12.4 | 47.5 | 116.5 | -6.4 |
| Urias, Luis 4218 | 2b 3b | oak al | 2.0 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 14.9 | +0.3 |
| Armstrong, Shawn 4204 | pi mr sp | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | +2.0 |
| Olson, Matt 3836 | 1b | atl nl | 1.5 | 6.0 | 22.2 | 32.9 | -3.0 |
| Aranda, Jonathan 4926 | 1b dh | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +1.0 |
| Schmitt, Casey 4807 | 3b ss | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| Melton, Jacob 5201 | lf | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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