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Jose Miranda of the Padres is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Miranda doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 10-3 win over the Royals.
Miranda is looking to rebound from a 2025 season derailed by a freak hand injury sustained while catching a falling case of water at a Target. The injury limited him to just 12 games and 0.0 Box-Toppers points before a demotion to the minors. This is a sharp contrast to 2024, when he earned 4.5 points, ranking fourth among American League third basemen.
American League Player of the Day
Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit two home runs and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 20-3 win over the Tigers.
Despite winning the 2025 AL Most Valuable Player Award and posting a .331 average with 53 home runs, Judge earned a surprisingly low 6.5 Box-Toppers points (20th among AL batters). He was frequently outpaced for Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors by teammates with higher single-game scores, leading to an incongruous season total despite his offensive dominance.
Tiebreakers
Miranda, Judge and Ben Gamel of the Braves all recorded +5.0 Box-Toppers game scores in Saturday’s spring games. Miranda won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker with the most hits (three vs. two for the other two players). Judge ranked ahead of Gamel with more at bats (three vs. two).
Gamel (HR 2B 2-2 2R 3BI) was Player of the Game in the 5-1 win over the Rays
American League and National League Batters of the Day
No separate Batter of the Day awards were issued Saturday, as the overall and league Players of the Day (Miranda and Judge) were both batters.
Saturday’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:
Jose Miranda (SD): 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Aaron Judge (NYY): 1.7 points (AL Player of the Day)
All other winners, listed in the chart: 1.0 point
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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).| 2/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +5.0 | SD 10, KC 3 | Jose Miranda 1B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +5.0 | NYY 20, DET 3 | Aaron Judge RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | ATL 5, TB 1 | Ben Gamel RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | CHW 11, ATH 2 | Edgar Quero C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | COL 11, AZ 6 | Brenton Doyle CF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 15, LAA 2 | Teoscar Hernández LF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | CLE 9, MIL 6 | Nolan Jones RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 3, CHC 2 | Sam Haggerty 2B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 7, MIN 2 | Mikey Romero 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 3, PHI 0 | Javen Coleman (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `MIA 2, NYM 1 | Jack Ralston (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `CLE 4, CIN 2 | Jack Jasiak (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | PIT 8, BAL 2 | Ryan O’Hearn RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 2, HOU 1 | Maxwell Romero Jr. DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 10, SEA 5 | Jake Holton 1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 6, STL 2 | Ethan Petry RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | dh rf | nyy al | 0.0 | 6.5 | 53.7 | 74.9 | ‑4.5 |
| O’Hearn, Ryan 4043 | 1b rf dh | pit nl | 0.0 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 18.0 | ‑6.0 |
| Hernandez, Teoscar 3713 | rf | lad nl | 0.0 | 2.7 | 19.2 | 31.4 | ‑2.3 |
| Jones, Nolan 4686 | lf | cle al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ‑11.1 |
| Quero, Edgar 5172 | ca | chi al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ‑7.0 |
| Haggerty, Sam 4672 | 2b rf lf cf ph | tex al | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ‑2.0 |
| Doyle, Brenton 4803 | cf | col nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | ‑0.7 |
| Miranda, Jose 4653 | 3b 1b | sd nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +0.7 |
| Gamel, Ben 3784 | 1b rf | atl nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 10.7 | ‑1.5 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 31.4 | 65.7 |
| STL | Leahy, Kyle 5001 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TB | Woodford, Jake 4293 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 37.4 | 38.4 |
| TOR | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| PHI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 41.2 | 183.8 |
| NYM | Hagenman, Justin 5250 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| WSH | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 45.8 | 55.2 |
| CLE | Messick Parker 5266 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 23.1 | 68.9 |
| SEA | Dobnak, Randy 4263 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| CIN | Franco, Jose* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 22.1 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 45.2 | 89.3 |
| COL | Herget, Jimmy 4610 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
| MIL | Henderson, Logan 5150 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHW | Vasil, Mike 5187 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAA | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 |
| ARI | Drake, Kohl* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Ferris, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| KC | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| MIL | Gasser, Robert 4998 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
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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