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Twins pitcher Mick Abel is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other top performers include Romeo Sanabria (Padres), the National League Player of the Day, and José Ramírez (Guardians), the American League Batter of the Day.
Player of the Day: Mick Abel, Twins
Abel struck out five over three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Tigers. Though he started the game, he did not factor into the decision.
Abel earned 3.0 Box-Toppers points in his 2025 rookie season across eight starts with the Phillies and Twins. He is currently competing for a spot in a Minnesota rotation missing ace Pablo López (6.0 points in 2025), who will miss the 2026 season following Tommy John surgery.
NL Player of the Day: Romeo Sanabria, Padres
Sanabria doubled and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Brewers.
Sanabria has yet to make his Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points. He’s played in 318 minor league games over the past four seasons.
AL Batter of the Day: José Ramírez, Guardians
José Ramírez of the Guardians hit a three-run home run, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Ramírez earned 9.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025, second among AL batters, behind only George Springer of the Blue Jays (9.7 points). Ramírez’s 50.3 Box-Toppers points over 2021-25 is second among AL batters over that span, behind only Aaron Judge of the Yankees (53.7).
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Romeo Sanabria.
Monday’s games
In Monday’s 14 completed spring training matchups:
8 Games: Won by players with previous regular-season Box-Toppers points (see table).
5 Games: Won by players with 0.0 career regular-season Box-Toppers points.
1 Game: Ended in a tie (Philies vs. Nationals); no Player of the Game awarded.
Monday’s Scoring Summary
No official Box-Toppers points are awarded for preseason exhibition games. Had this been the regular season, points would have been awarded as follows:
Mick Abel (MIN): 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Romeo Sanabria (SD): 1.7 points (NL Player of the Day)
José Ramírez (CLE): 1.5 points (AL Batter 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).| 2/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | `MIN 3, DET 0 | Mick Abel | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | CLE 9, ARI 5 | José Ramírez 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +4.0 | SD 7, MIL 5 | Romeo Sanabria 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | SF 6, ATH 2 | Victor Bericoto PH‑DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `CHC 3, KC 2 | Ben Brown | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.1 | NYM 4, TOR 3 | Tobias Myers (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 10, BAL 7 | Jorge Mateo SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 5, CHW 4 | Willi Castro 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 6, LAA 0 | Danny Jansen C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 3, SEA 0 | Alex Freeland SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 6, PIT 2 | Miguel Palma PR‑DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 5, MIA 4 | Ian Bedell (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | TB 2, BOS 1 | Jonny DeLuca RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | PHI 5, WSH 5 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 0.0 | 9.5 | 50.3 | 76.3 | ‑4.5 |
| Brown, Ben 4967 | pi sp | chi nl | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ‑6.0 |
| Castro, Willi 4334 | lf rf | col nl | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | ‑2.3 |
| Abel, Mick 5184 | pi sp | min al | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ‑11.1 |
| Mateo, Jorge 4669 | cf 2b pr | atl nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ‑7.0 |
| Jansen, Danny 4163 | ca | tex al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 12.5 | ‑2.0 |
| Myers, Tobias 5026 | pi sp | nym nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ‑0.7 |
| DeLuca, Jonny 4995 | rf cf | tb al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +0.7 |
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| BOS | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 43.9 | 44.9 |
| BAL | Suarez, Albert 3870 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| MIN | Morris, Andrew* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | MacLeod, Christian* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Boyle, Joe 4948 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| DET | De Jesus, Enmanuel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 42.0 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| TOR | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Alexander, Jason 5241 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| NYM | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 17.7 | 36.5 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 47.0 | 81.7 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| LAD | Stone, Gavin 4942 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| SD | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 36.5 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| ARI | Soroka, Michael 3956 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
| TEX | Latz, Jacob 5204 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIL | Zerpa, Angel 4939 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATH | Barnett, Mason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| COL | Dollander, Chase 5169 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 57.6 | 60.3 |
| LAA | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 51.5 | 51.5 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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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