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Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot and Hunter Goodman of the Rockies.
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 Monday, June 16.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 13.1 |
| 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 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 9.4 |
| 6 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 9.4 |
| 7 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 9.0 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 9.0 |
| 9 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 10 | Merill Kelly | pi sp | Diamondbacks | 8.7 |
Giolito struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Mariners.
Giolito earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 94th among all players and 38th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Hunter Goodman of the Rockies hit two home runs, including a game-tying, ninth-inning homer, in the 6-4 win over the Nationals. Goodman went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
Goodman earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.9 for the season, 54th among all players and eighth among NL batters.
AL and NL Batters of the Day
There is no AL Batter of the Day for Monday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the seven games completed. There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Hunter Goodman.
Notable
Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among the seven who won Player of the Game honors Monday.
Pepiot (8IP 4H R 2BB 11K W in the 7-1 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season, 46th among all players and 20th among AL pitchers.
Also notable
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers made his long-awaited return to the pitching mound Monday, his first pitching performance since August 2023 with the Angels.
Ohtani pitched just one inning Monday, throwing 28 pitches and recording a -3.0 Box-Toppers game score (1IP 2H R 0BB 0K ND) in the 6-3 win over the Padres. Player of the Game was Max Muncy (1-3 R 2BI) with a +1.0 game score. Ohtani had a 0.0 game score as a batter (2B 2-4 0R 2BI).
Ohtani underwent major elbow surgery after the 2023 season and was unable to pitch during the 2024 season, yet still led NL batters with 11.0 Box-Toppers points after signing a then-record free agent deal to join the Dodgers.
When Ohtani last appeared as a pitcher on Aug. 23, 2023, he was leading Box-Toppers season player rankings with 18.4 Box-Toppers points. He finished the season third overall with 19.4 Box-Toppers points, second among AL pitchers (behind Chris Bassitt of the Blue Jays with 20.1) and first among AL batters.
Ohtani has 2.5 Box-Toppers points earned as a batter so far in 2025, 34th among NL batters.
Scoring
Giolito earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Goodman earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
All of Monday’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).| 6/16 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | BOS 2, SEA 0 | Lucas Giolito (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +11.0 | TB 7, BAL 1 | Ryan Pepiot (W, 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| +7.0 | `ATH 3, HOU 1 | J.T. Ginn | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | `LAA 1, NYY 0 (F/11) | José Soriano | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NL | +3.0 | COL 6, WSH 4 | Hunter Goodman C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | PHI 5, MIA 2 | Mick Abel (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 6, SD 3 | Max Muncy 3B | 3 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 14.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | -4.7 |
| Goodman, Hunter 5033 | ca dh | col nl | 4.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | +1.9 |
| Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | lad nl | 4.5 | 6.5 | 26.2 | 36.2 | +2.5 |
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | bos al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 31.4 | 52.1 | +4.0 |
| Abel, Mick 5184 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Ginn, J.T. 5142 | pi sp | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
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