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Orioles pitcher Trey Gibson earned Box-Toppers Player of the Day honors as 2026 spring training games kicked off Friday.
Gibson struck out three over three scoreless, hitless innings to earn the save in a 2-0 win over the Yankees.
While the 23-year-old has appeared in 55 minor league games over five seasons, he has yet to make his Major League regular-season debut or earn Box-Toppers points.
National League Player of the Day
Jacob Amaya (Diamondbacks): Went 1-for-1 with an RBI and a run scored in a 3-2 win over the Rockies. Despite 64 games of MLB experience since 2023, Amaya is still seeking his first regular-season Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor.
American League Batter of the Day
Salvador Perez (Royals): Homered and doubled (2-for-3) with two RBIs in a 7-3 win over the Rangers. Perez, who finished third among AL batters with 9.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025, was the only one of Friday’s five winners who has previously earned Box-Toppers points in the regular season.
National League Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Jacob Amaya.
Friday’s Scoring Summary
No official Box-Toppers points are awarded for preseason exhibition games. Had this been the regular season, points would have been distributed as follows:
Trey Gibson (BAL): 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Jacob Amaya (ARI): 1.7 points (NL Player of the Day)
Salvador Perez (KC): 1.5 points (AL Batter of the Day)
All other winners: 1.0 point
Of Friday's five games, four winners have 0.0 career regular-season Box-Toppers points, highlighting the "look at the future" nature of spring training.
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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. (No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.)
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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).| 2/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +4.0 | BAL 2, NYY 0 | Trey Gibson (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| BAT | +3.0 | KC 7, TEX 3 | Salvador Perez C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | SEA 7, SD 4 | Michael Arroyo 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| NL | +2.0 | ARI 3, COL 2 | Jacob Amaya PR‑SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | CHW 8, CHC 1 | Sam Antonacci 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
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.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
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. No points are awarded during spring training games, so all players have 0.0 Box-Toppers points for 2026. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for the period 2021-2025 (’21-25) and each players’ career point total. (Player of the Game winners not listed here have yet to earn Box-Toppers points during the regular season.)Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’26 | ’25 | ’21-25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | ca | kc al | 0.0 | 9.5 | 26.0 | 58.2 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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 2026 (’26)†, last year (’25), over five years (’21-25), and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’26† | ’25 | ’21‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Gordon, Colton 5210 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| WSH | Eder, Jake* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Dotel, Wilber* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 35.8 | 37.5 |
| WSH | Ogasawara, Shinnosuke 5252 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| BOS | Tolle, Payton* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| NYY | Lagrange, Carlos* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Snelling, Robby* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Waddell, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| KC | Bergert, Ryan 5198 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 42.5 |
| ATH | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Murphy, Chris* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Bellozo, Valente 5082 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ARI | Bratt, Mitch* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| LAA | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Birdsong, Hayden 5063 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| MIL | Stallings, Garrett* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Games shown are spring training games between MLB teams. Doesn't include games vs. non-MLB teams.
† Players don’t earn Box-Toppers points in spring training games, only regular season games, so no pitcher has earned any points in 2026.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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