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Angels pitcher José Soriano is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other standout players Monday include Drew Romo of the White Sox, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen and Chase Davis of the Cardinals.
Player of the Day: José Soriano, Angels
Soriano struck out four over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Giants. Soriano did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Soriano earned 12.7 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 11th among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks
Gallen struck out three over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Mariners. Gallen did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Gallen earned 12.7 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 11th among National League pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Drew Romo, White Sox
Romo tripled and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-3 win over the Rockies.
Romo has played in 19 Major League games with the Rockies over the past two seasons but has yet to earn his first regular-season Player of the Game honor.
NL Batter of the Day: Chase Davis, Cardinals
Davis hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-2 win over the Orioles.
Davis has played three minor league seasons but has yet to make his regular-season Major League debut.
Monday’s games
In 14 spring training games between two Major League teams:
7 Games: Won by player with previous regular-season Box-Toppers points. Only five won Player of the Game honors in 2025 (see table).
5 Games: Won by players with 0.0 career regular-season Box-Toppers points.
1 Game: Ended in a tie (Rays vs. Tigers); no Player of the Game awarded.
(Excludes World Baseball Classic games.)
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:
José Soriano, Angels: 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks: 1.7 points (NL Player of the Day)
Drew Romo, White Sox: 1.5 points (AL Batter of the Day)
Chase Davis, Cardinals: 1.5 points (NL 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).| 3/9 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | `LAA 2, SF 0 | José Soriano | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | CHW 12, COL 3 | Drew Romo C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +6.0 | `ARI 2, SEA 1 | Zac Gallen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| +5.2 | CLE 6, KC 2 | Parker Messick (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | ATH 9, CIN 7 | Jeff McNeil 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | STL 7, BAL 2 | Chase Davis RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ATL 9, MIN 8 | Mauricio Dubón SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 9, MIA 0 | Carson Benge RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | PIT 5, NYY 3 | Isaac Mattson (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 10, STL 3 | Joey Loperfido DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 5, PHI 3 | Nick Sogard 1B‑RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.1 | TEX 4, SD 1 | Trey Supak (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 4, MIL 3 | Seby Zavala C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | TB 4, DET 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 0.0 | 12.7 | 64.5 | 76.2 |
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 0.0 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| McNeil, Jeff 4050 | 2b rf | oak al | 0.0 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 15.0 |
| Dubon, Mauricio 4243 | ss lf 1b 2b | atl nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 |
| Messick Parker 5266 | pi sp | cle al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Zavala, Seby 4867 | ca | lad nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Loperfido, Joey 5051 | 1b pr | hou al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Madden, Ty* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 55.3 | 124.3 |
| BAL | Wells, Levi* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | McCullers, Lance 3488 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 51.7 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| TB | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 19.1 | 51.4 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| PHI | Banks, Tanner 4743 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATL | Ritchie, JR* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 74.6 | 76.6 |
| STL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 21.4 | 23.4 |
| WSH | Griffin, Foster* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 41.8 | 65.5 |
| SF | Seymour, Carson 5296 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| CHC | Horton, Cade 5216 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 45.8 | 151.2 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane 5158 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 31.1 | 31.1 |
| CIN | Williamson, Brandon 4813 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| COL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 28.4 | 65.6 |
| LAA | Farris, Mitch 5281 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| SEA | Criswell, Cooper 4840 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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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