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Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves is Box-Toppers Player of the Day Monday, a day in which only three games were played.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, Sept. 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 22.1 |
| 2 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 20.1 |
| 3 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 20.1 |
| 4 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 18.8 |
| 5 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 18.0 |
| 6 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 17.7 |
| 7 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 16.7 |
| 8 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 15.8 |
| 9 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 15.7 |
| 10 | Freddy Peralta | pi sp | Brewers | 14.7 |
Acuña homered and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 11-5 win over the Nationals.
Acuña earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, 224th among all players and 45th among National League batters.
Acuña recorded a +3.0 Box-Toppers game score Monday, which is the lowest for any Player of the Day winner this season, beating the +4.0 by Cardinals closing pitcher JoJo Romero on Aug. 21 (2IP H 0R 0BB 3K Sv in the 7-4 win over the Rays), a day in which nine games were played. Coincidentally, Romero was also a Player of the Day winner Monday (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 6-5 win over the Giants).
This is the 13th time this season that a batter has won overall Player of the Day honors. On the other 165 days of the season so far, pitchers have won overall Player of the Day honors.
Notable
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because NL batter Ronald Acuña Jr. was overall Player of the Day. There is no American League Player of the Day or AL Batter of the Day winner Monday because no AL teams played in the day’s three games.
Scoring
Acuña earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being 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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Charlie Morton, 41, rejoins #Braves after #Tigers let him go. He’s earned 7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025 with #Orioles & #Tigers, which is now 36th among NL pitchers. His 120.5 career B-T points is now 7th among active NL pitchers. Details on Detroit & Morton parting ways: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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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).| 9/22 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +3.0 | ATL 11, WSH 5 | Ronald Acuña Jr. RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | SD 5, MIL 4 (F/11) | Jose Iglesias SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 6, SF 5 | JoJo Romero (S, 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuna, Ronald Jr. 3947 | rf | atl nl | 4.5 | 4.5 | 21.2 | 34.1 | +4.5 |
| Romero, JoJo 4878 | pi cp mr | stl nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Iglesias, Jose 3532 | 2b ss ph | sd nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 24.2 | +2.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2025 (’25), this year and last year (’24-25), over a six-year period (’20-25) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 10.7 | 20.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 5.7 | 14.4 | 35.5 | 35.5 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 22.1 | 43.2 | 73.3 | 73.3 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 43.7 | 43.7 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 22.8 | 22.8 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 13.7 | 25.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane 5158 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| BOS | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 36.8 | 57.5 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 14.1 | 24.1 | 70.2 | 112.2 |
| WSH | Lord, Brad 5234 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATL | Waldrep, Hurston 5248 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| CHC | Horton, Cade 5216 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| MIN | Matthews, Zebby 5186 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TEX | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 29.8 | 104.4 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| LAA | Aldegheri, Samuel 5103 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Brown, McCade* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 76.7 | 91.2 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 7.7 | 20.1 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| MIL | Zimmermann, Bruce 4410 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 5.7 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 8.0 | 19.0 | 57.6 | 59.3 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 33.4 | 33.4 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 31.1 | 31.1 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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