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Yankees pitcher Ryan Weathers is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Joining him as daily honors recipients are Brice Turang (National League Player of the Day) and Aaron Zavala (American League Batter of the Day).
Player of the Day: Ryan Weathers, Yankees
Weathers struck out five over 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 7-0 win over the Nationals.
Background: Acquired from the Marlins on Jan. 13 for four prospects, Weathers provides much-needed rotation depth as Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón work back from injuries.
History: He earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025 (114th among NL pitchers) and a career-high 5.0 points in 2024. But his recent seasons have been hampered by forearm, lat, and finger strains.
NL Player of the Day: Brice Turang, Brewers
Turang hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-12 win over the Giants.
Turang earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, ranking 15th among National League second basemen.
AL Batter of the Day: Aaron Zavala, Rangers
Zavala powered the Rangers to an 11-4 win over the Guardians, going 2-for-3 with two home runs (one a three-run shot) and four RBIs. Though he has 470 minor league games under his belt, Zavala has yet to make his MLB debut and currently holds 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Brice Turang.
Notable
Orioles pitcher Trevor Rogers has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Wednesday’s spring training Player of the Game winners.
Rogers (3IP H 0R 0BB 3K ND in the 4-3 win over the Rays) earned 11.7 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 17th among AL pitchers.
Max Scherzer, 41, to re-sign with #BlueJays in 1yr/$3M deal. His 256.7 career Box-Toppers points is 3rd-most since 1995 & now most among active players. He earned 3.0 B-T points with TOR in 17 starts 2025. He was B-T Player of the Year: 2016 (#Nationals) & 2021 (WSH & #Dodgers).
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Feb 26, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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Wednesday’s games
In Wednesday’s 15 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.
2 Games: Ended in a tie (Blue Jays vs. Tigers and Mariners vs. Royals); no Player of the Game awarded.
Wednesday’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:
Ryan Weathers (NYY): 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Brice Turang (MIL): 1.7 points (NL Player of the Day)
Aaron Zavala (TEX): 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).| 2/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.2 | NYY 7, WSH 0 | Ryan Weathers (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| NL | +6.0 | MIL 13, SF 12 | Brice Turang 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | TEX 11, CLE 4 | Aaron Zavala LF‑CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `BAL 4, TB 3 | Trevor Rogers | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | COL 14, CHC 7 | T.J. Rumfield 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | CIN 3, CHW 2 | Nick Lodolo (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | `HOU 4, MIA 1 | Jayden Murray (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | STL 6, NYM 0 | Chase Davis LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SD 7, LAA 3 | Mason McCoy SS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 3, PIT 1 | Austin Riley 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 10, ARI 7 | Zyhir Hope LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 5, MIN 3 | Brendan Rodgers 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | PHI 5, DET 3 | Alec Bohm 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | TOR 4, DET 4 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | SEA 8, KC 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | bal al | 0.0 | 11.7 | 26.7 | 27.7 |
| Lodolo, Nick 4586 | pi sp | cin nl | 0.0 | 9.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 |
| Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 0.0 | 3.5 | 25.5 | 33.0 |
| Weathers, Ryan 4388 | pi sp | nyy al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| Turang, Brice 4779 | 2b | mil nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Bohm, Alec 4309 | 3b 1b | phi nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.4 | 15.4 |
| Rodgers, Brendan 4529 | 2b | bos al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| McCoy, Mason 5092 | ss | sd nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 35.8 | 37.5 |
| NYM | McLean, Nolan 5255 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| HOU | Imai, Tatsuya* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| TB | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 19.1 | 51.4 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 31.5 | 31.5 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| PIT | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.4 | 23.1 |
| WSH | Eder, Jake* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 29.8 | 62.2 |
| ATL | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.1 | 114.2 |
| NYY | Rodriguez, Elmer* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 22.4 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 69.2 | 112.2 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 49.1 | 71.8 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Bellozo, Valente 5082 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Tidwell, Blade* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 25.4 | 29.4 |
| ATH | Perkins, Jack 5225 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Newcomb, Sean 3831 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 21.1 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 41.8 | 65.5 |
| MIL | Ashby, Aaron 4511 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 42.5 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| KC | Bergert, Ryan 5198 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 28.7 | 72.9 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
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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