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Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Other standout players Wednesday include Max P. Muncy of the Athletics, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider, GJ Hill of the Rockies, Matt McLain of the Reds and Jo Adell of the Angels.
Player of the Day: Tatsuya Imai, Astros
Imai struck out four over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Marlins.
Imai, 27, has pitched nine seasons for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball and is a three-time All-Star in that league, including 2024 and 2025. In 2025, he struck out 178 over 163 2/3 innings and went 10-5 with a 1.92 earned run average. He has yet to make his regular-season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
NL Player of the Day: Spencer Strider, Braves
Strider struck out five over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-3 win over the Rays.
Strider was Box-Toppers Player of the Year in 2023, earning 21.1 Box-Toppers points, most of all players, but suffered a UCL tear in April 2024, which required surgery that kept him out for the rest of that season.
Strider returned in 2025, earning 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 64th among National League pitchers, while also dealing with a right hamstring strain that placed him on the injured list shortly after his season debut. He had 4.45 earned run average in 23 starts in 2025, compared to his 3.86 earned run average in 32 starts in his Box-Toppers-leading 2023 season.
AL Batter of the Day: Max P. Muncy, Athletics
Muncy homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring four times and driving in two runs, in the 13-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Muncy, 23, played in 63 games in 2025, but has yet to earn his first career regular-season Player of the Game honor, as opposed to the other third baseman Max S. Muncy with the Dodgers, who has earned 39.2 career Box-Toppers points with the Dodgers from 2018 to 2025.
NL Batter of the Day: GJ Hill, Rockies
Hill hit a three-run home run and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 11-7 win over the Mariners.
Hill has played five minor league seasons, reaching AA in 2025, but has yet to make his regular-season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Notable: Jo Adell, Angels
Adell has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Wednesday’s Player of the Game winners.
Adell (HR 2-3 2R 2BI in the 8-4 win over the White Sox) earned 7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 16th among American League batters.
Also notable: Matt McLain, Reds
McLain became the first player to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a third time this spring training season.
McLain (HR 3-3 2R BI in the 6-3 win over the Brewers) also won Player of the Game honors:
March 5 in the 14-13 win over the Dodgers (HR 3-3 3R 2BI).
March 2 in the 17-9 win over the Cubs (2HR 2-2 3R 6BI), also winning overall Player of the Day honors.
He finished 2025 with 2.5 Box-Toppers points (89th among National League batters).
Wednesday’s games
In 12 spring training games between two Major League teams:
Five games featured Player of the Game winners with previous career Box-Toppers points (see table).
Seven games featured Player of the Game winners with 0.0 career regular-season Box-Toppers points.
(Excludes World Baseball Classic games.)
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:
Tatsuya Imai, Astros: 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Spencer Strider, Braves: 1.7 points (NL Player of the Day)
Max P. Muncy, Athletics: 1.5 points (AL Batter of the Day)
GJ Hill, Rockies: 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).| 3/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | HOU 4, MIA 1 | Tatsuya Imai (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | ATH 13, ARI 3 | Max Muncy 3B | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +6.0 | ATL 5, TB 3 | Spencer Strider (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +6.0 | NYY 8, TOR 1 | Carlos Lagrange (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | BAL 7, PIT 2 | Kyle Bradish (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +5.0 | `MIN 2, DET 1 | Taj Bradley | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | COL 11, SEA 7 | GJ Hill RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | WSH 3, STL 1 | Gus Varland (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 6, MIL 3 | Matt McLain 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 8, CHW 4 | Jo Adell RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 9, KC 8 | Pedro Ramirez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SF 5, KC 2 | Jerar Encarnacion RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adell, Jo 4527 | cf rf | ana al | 0.0 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Bradley, Taj 4780 | pi sp | min al | 0.0 | 6.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 0.0 | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 |
| McLain, Matt 4847 | 2b ss | cin nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bradish, Kyle 4597 | pi sp | bal al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 71.3 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 50.2 | 90.7 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 48.6 | 53.3 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| DET | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 43.4 | 250.0 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| CHC | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| TEX | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Sullivan, Brett 4800 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Clarke, Taylor 4199 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 |
| LAD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Borucki, Ryan 4034 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| SF | McDonald, Trevor 5297 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIL | Hall, DL 5097 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| SD | Undecided | 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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