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Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’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 Saturday, June 7.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 11.1 |
| 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 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 8.4 |
| 7 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 8.4 |
| 8 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 8.0 |
| 9 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.0 |
| 10 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 7.7 |
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners include Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon, Jo Adell of the Angels, Jesús Sánchez of the Marlins and Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals.
Player of the Day
deGrom struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Nationals.
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 14th among all players and ninth among American League pitchers.
deGrom also now has 147.2 career Box-Toppers points, 30th-most among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Saturday, he passes two players on the “all-time” career points list—David Ortiz (145.9) and Jim Thome (146.7). (Thome began his career in 1991, before the start of Box-Toppers tracking. If his entire career were tracked, Box-Toppers estimates his career total would be about 154.) deGrom now trails 29th-ranked player Javier Vázquez (148.3).
deGrom ranks sixth among active players in career points and third among active AL pitchers behind Max Scherzer of the Blue Jays (253.7) and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (165.0).
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 114.5 5—Carlos Carrasco #Yankees 114.2 6—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 102.1 *Earns 2.0 B-T pt Saturday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/6/...
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National League Player of the Day
Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon (7IP 3H R BB 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Tigers) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 4.4 for the season, 22nd among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Jo Adell of the Angels (2HR 3-3 2R 3BI in the 8-6 win over the Mariners) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 2.5 for the season, 31st among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Jesús Sánchez of the Marlins (HR 2B 2-5 2R 5BI in the 11-10, 10-inning win over the Rays) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 3.0 for the season, 23rd among NL batters.
Rankings
Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Brown (5.1IP 4H R 5BB 9K ND in the 5-3, 10-inning win over the Guardians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.4 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
Streak
Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2025 Saturday.
Arenado, who hit a pinch-hit, ninth-inning, walk-off single in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers (1-1 0R BI), earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2014 with the Rockies and now has 66.9 career points, seventh among active NL batters.
His best season was 2016 with the Rockies when he had 10.7 points, first among NL batters. In 2024, he had just 1.0 point with the Cardinals, despite playing in 152 games. It was the second time in his career he extended his consecutive season streak finishing the year with just 1.0 point. He also did it in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with the Rockies.
He has finished among the top 10 NL batters in six seasons.
Scoring
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Taillon earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Adell and Sánchez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’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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Craig Kimbrel, 37, was designated for assignment by #Braves after one appearance. His 94.1 career Box-Toppers points is 4th among all closing pitchers since 1995 & 1st among active closers, ahead of Kenley Jansen #Angels (69.4) & Aroldis Chapman #RedSox (69.1).
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Evan Longoria, 39, officially retires with #Rays Saturday. His 62.7 career Box-Toppers points earned from 2008-2023 is 16th among all third basemen since 1995. Best season—2009 with TB, 8.5 B-T points, 2nd among AL 3Bs. He earned B-T points in 16 straight seasons.
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 8, 2025 at 9:46 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).| 6/7 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | TEX 5, WSH 0 | Jacob deGrom (W, 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| NL | +6.0 | CHC 6, DET 1 | Jameson Taillon (W, 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| +6.0 | `SF 3, ATL 2 | Logan Webb | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | LAA 8, SEA 6 | Jo Adell CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `PIT 2, PHI 1 | Andrew Heaney | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | `CIN 4, ARI 3 (F/10) | Graham Ashcraft | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | BOS 10, NYY 7 | Trevor Story SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | MIA 11, TB 10 (F/10) | Jesús Sánchez LF‑RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.1 | `HOU 5, CLE 3 (F/10) | Hunter Brown | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 13, ARI 1 | Nick Martinez (W, 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 4, KC 1 | Adrian Houser (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 7, ATH 4 | Félix Bautista S, 12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 5, MIN 4 | Tyler Heineman C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 4, SD 3 | Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | NYM 8, COL 1 | Brandon Nimmo LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | STL 2, LAD 1 | Nolan Arenado PH | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 8.4 | 20.4 | 31.5 | 31.5 | -3.6 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.0 | 8.0 | 50.5 | 147.2 | +6.0 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 | 15.0 | 42.8 | 62.5 | -3.0 |
| Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | pi mr | cin nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | +4.0 |
| Nimmo, Brandon 3895 | lf | nym nl | 4.5 | 9.0 | 15.5 | 22.9 | 0.0 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.4 | 12.4 | 37.5 | 63.9 | -3.6 |
| Collins, Isaac 5165 | lf | mil nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 14.0 | 52.6 | 54.3 | -8.0 |
| Sanchez, Jesus 4551 | rf lf | fla nl | 3.0 | 9.0 | 16.2 | 16.2 | -3.0 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi mr sp | cin nl | 2.7 | 12.4 | 24.8 | 31.5 | -7.0 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | bos al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 18.2 | 40.2 | +1.5 |
| Adell, Jo 4527 | cf | ana al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.5 |
| Houser, Adrian 4162 | pi sp cp | chi al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 16.4 | 18.4 | +1.0 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 66.9 | 0.0 |
| Bautista, Felix 4668 | pi cp | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | +1.0 |
| Heineman, Tyler 4620 | ca | tor al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
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