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Marlins pitcher Eury Pérez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Angels pitcher José Soriano, George Springer of the Blue Jays and James Wood of the Nationals.
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 Thursday, July 3.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 16.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 12.7 |
| 3 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 12.4 |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 12.0 |
| 5 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 11.4 |
| 6 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.1 |
| 7 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 11.0 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 11.0 |
| 9 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 10.0 |
| 10 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
Pérez struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Twins.
Pérez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 296th among all players, 87th among National League pitchers.
This was Pérez’s fifth start since his June 9 return from Tommy John surgery. He underwent the procedure in April 2024.
American League Player of the Day
Angels pitcher José Soriano struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Braves.
Soriano earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 18th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Luis L. Ortiz #Guardians placed on leave in MLB betting investigation. Ortiz has 7.4 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 13th among AL pitchers, most among all Guardians players. His 16.4 B-T points over 2024-25 is 21st among AL pitchers over that span.
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George Springer of the Blue Jays hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 8-5 win over the Yankees.
Springer earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, 15th among all players and second among AL batters, behind Riley Greene of the Tigers (9.0 points).
National League Batter of the Day
James Wood of the Nationals homered and went 5-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 11-7 win over the Tigers.
Wood earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 25th among all players and third among NL batters, behind Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs (8.5 points) and Christian Yelich of the Brewers (8.2 points).
Debut
Cubs pitcher Cade Horton made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Horton (7IP 5H 0R 2BB 5K ND in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Guardians) made his Major League debut May 10 and was playing in his 10th career game.
Scoring
Pérez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Soriano earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Springer and Wood each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’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).| 7/3 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | MIA 4, MIN 1 | Eury Pérez (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| AL | +9.0 | LAA 5, ATL 1 | José Soriano (W, 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| +8.0 | SF 7, ARI 2 | Robbie Ray (W, 9‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | LAD 6, CHW 2 | Dustin May (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | TOR 8, NYY 5 | George Springer DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | WSH 11, DET 7 | James Wood LF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `CHC 1, CLE 0 (F/10) | Cade Horton | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.1 | `NYM 3, MIL 2 | Ryne Stanek (H, 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | COL 7, HOU 6 | Thairo Estrada 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.1 | KC 3, SEA 2 | Seth Lugo (W, 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springer, George 3337 | dh rf | tor al | 8.7 | 14.7 | 30.9 | 56.6 | +2.7 |
| Wood, James 5078 | lf dh | dc nl | 7.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +3.7 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sf nl | 7.4 | 11.1 | 44.2 | 87.3 | +3.7 |
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 6.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +3.7 |
| May, Dustin 4214 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.7 | 4.7 | 14.4 | 16.4 | +4.7 |
| Lugo, Seth 3729 | pi sp | kc al | 4.0 | 18.1 | 29.5 | 42.5 | -10.1 |
| Perez, Eury 4814 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +2.0 |
| Stanek, Ryne 4014 | pi mr cp | nym nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Estrada, Thairo 4460 | 2b | col nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -3.0 |
| Horton, Cade 5216 | pi sp | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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