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Mike Yastrzemski of the Braves is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Other standout winners include Jasson Domínguez of the Yankees and newly acquired Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta.
Player of the Day: Mike Yastrzemski, Braves
Yastrzemski hit two solo home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 15-8 win over the Red Sox. In 2025, he earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points split between the Giants and Royals, finishing 23rd among AL outfielders.
Though Yastrzemski tied for the day’s high Box-Toppers game score (+6.0) with pitchers Freddy Peralta and John Brebbia, he takes the top honor because batters win tiebreakers over pitchers. The Braves signed the 35-year-old to a two-year, $23 million deal in December; he is slated to platoon in left field against right-handed pitching.
AL Player of the Day: Jasson Domínguez, Yankees
Domínguez homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 17-5 win over the Twins. He earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025 (37th among AL outfielders).
AL & NL Batters of the Day
There are no separate American League and National League Batters of the Day for Friday, as the overall and league Players of the Day were both batters.
Notable
Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Friday’s spring training Player of the Game winners.
Peralta (3IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 14-3 win over the Cardinals) earned 14.7 Box-Toppers points in 2025 with the Brewers, 12th overall and eighth among NL pitchers.
Peralta was traded from the Brewers to the Mets in January for two prospects. He’s under contract this season (for $8 million) and can become a free agent at the end of the 2026 season. His 14.7 Box-Toppers points are second-most among players changing teams in the offseason, behind Ranger Suárez (15.8), who moved from the Phillies to the Red Sox.
World Baseball Classic
Three of Friday’s winners will soon depart to play for the United States in the World Baseball Classic:
Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
Logan O'Hoppe, Angels
Cedric Mullins, Rays
Friday’s games
In Friday’s 16 completed spring training matchups:
11 Games: Won by players with previous regular-season Box-Toppers points (see table).
4 Games: Won by players with 0.0 career regular-season Box-Toppers points.
1 Game: Ended in a tie (Astros vs. Nationals); no Player of the Game awarded.
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 awarded as follows:
Mike Yastrzemski (ATL): 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Jasson Domínguez (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 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).| 2/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | ATL 15, BOS 8 | Mike Yastrzemski LF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | NYM 14, STL 3 | Freddy Peralta (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +6.0 | `COL 3, SD 2 | John Brebbia | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| AL | +5.0 | NYY 17, MIN 5 | Jasson Domínguez LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | ARI 3, SEA 1 | Ryne Nelson (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | SF 12, LAD 4 | Victor Bericoto RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | DET 16, PHI 8 | Tomás Nido C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | PHI 10, MIA 2 | Robert Moore PR‑2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | KC 7, ATH 6 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 5, CHW 2 | Shane Drohan (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 8, CLE 6 | Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TB 6, TOR 5 | Cedric Mullins CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 6, BAL 1 | Jhostynxon Garcia CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 4, CIN 3 | Logan O’Hoppe C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHW 3, TEX 1 | LaMonte Wade Jr. 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | HOU 4, WSH 4 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | nym nl | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 | ‑4.5 |
| Nelson, Ryne 4728 | pi sp | ari nl | 0.0 | 8.4 | 25.2 | 25.2 | ‑6.0 |
| O’Hoppe, Logan 4928 | ca | ana al | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | ‑2.3 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | chi nl | 0.0 | 4.0 | 24.2 | 38.7 | ‑11.1 |
| Yastrzemski, Mike 4203 | rf | atl nl | 0.0 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | ‑7.0 |
| Witt, Bobby Jr. 4592 | ss | kc al | 0.0 | 2.5 | 21.1 | 21.1 | ‑2.0 |
| Domínguez, Jasson 5146 | lf | nyy al | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ‑0.7 |
| Wade, LaMonte Jr. 4523 | 1b rf ph | chi al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | +0.7 |
| Mullins, Cedric 4100 | cf | tb al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | ‑1.5 |
| Brebbia, John 4080 | pi mr | col nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | ‑12.0 |
| Nido, Tomas 4121 | ca | det al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | ‑5.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DET | Anderson, Drew 4559 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 28.8 | 35.5 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 55.3 | 124.3 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 50.2 | 90.7 |
| NYY | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 16.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 74.6 | 76.6 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| NYM | Myers, Tobias 5026 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 22.1 |
| LAD | Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| SF | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 26.1 | 38.1 |
| ATH | Morales, Luis 5268 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| LAD | Ferris, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane 5158 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| ARI | Bratt, Mitch* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 27.5 | 43.5 |
| COL | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 33.2 |
| SEA | Anderson, Kade* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| MIL | Zastryzny, Rob* | 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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