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Two prospects without a day of Major League experience stole the spotlight Sunday, earning top Box-Toppers honors in spring training action.
Player of the Day: Dustin Dickerson, Royals
Dickerson powered the Royals to a 7-3 win over the Brewers, going 2-for-2 with a three-run homer, a double, and four RBIs. Despite 248 minor league games over six seasons, Dickerson has yet to make his MLB debut and remains at 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
NL Player of the Day: Esmerlyn Valdez, Pirates
Valdez made his hits count in a 4-3 win over the Phillies, finishing 2-for-2 with a grand slam and four RBIs. A veteran of 356 minor league games across five seasons, Valdez also currently holds 0.0 Box-Toppers points.
AL and NL Batters of the Day
Because Dickerson and Valdez swept the top overall honors, no separate American League or National League Batters of the Day were awarded for Sunday.
Sunday’s games
In Sunday’s 16 completed spring training matchups, the "new guard" dominated:
12 Games: Won by players with 0.0 career regular-season Box-Toppers points.
3 Games: Won by established players with previous regular-season points.
1 Game: Ended in a tie (Orioles vs. Tigers); no Player of the Game awarded.
Sunday’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:
Dustin Dickerson (KC): 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Esmerlyn Valdez (PIT): 1.7 points (NL Player of the Day)
All other winners, listed in the chart: 1.0 point
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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).| 2/22 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | KC 7, MIL 3 | Dustin Dickerson 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +5.0 | PIT 4, PHI 3 | Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SEA 14, CIN 8 | Brennan Davis RF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | MIN 8, ATL 1 | Kendry Rojas (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | WSH 16, MIA 8 | Brady House 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 6, NYY 4 | JT Schwartz 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | PIT 7, TB 4 | Evan Sisk (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 11, TOR 10 | Nate Eaton RF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 6, ATH 0 | Ralphy Velazquez 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 5, MIL 2 | Tanner McDougal (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | STL 6, HOU 5 | Max Rajcic (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 5, SD 1 | Nick Senzel 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 10, ARI 9 | Niko Kavadas 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 9, COL 5 | Jonah Bride PR‑1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 4, CHC 2 | Grant McCray PR‑CF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | BAL 4, DET 4 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House, Brady 5228 | 3b | dc nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Senzel, Nick 4236 | dh 3b | lad nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| McCray, Grant 5104 | cf | sf nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 31.2 | 31.2 |
| MIN | Abel, Mick 5184 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 73.3 | 73.3 |
| ATL | Baumann, Garrett* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Povich, Cade 5029 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| NYY | Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.4 | 44.8 |
| PIT | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 50.2 | 90.7 |
| ARI | Clarke, Taylor 4199 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| CHC | Brown, Ben 4967 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 27.5 | 43.5 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 60.6 | 60.6 |
| LAD | Knack, Landon 5009 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| SF | Brubaker, JT 4382 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane 5158 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| COL | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 33.2 |
| MIL | McGee, Easton* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| PHI | Rangel, Alan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
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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