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Giants pitcher Robbie Ray is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Other top players Sunday include Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan, Jordan Yost of the Tigers, Nelson Velázquez of the Cardinals and Rhys Hoskins of the Guardians.
Player of the Day: Robbie Ray, Giants
Ray struck out eight over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 7-1 win over the Brewers.
Ray earned 9.4 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 22nd among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Shane McClanahan, Rays
McClanahan struck out seven over 3 2/3 scoreless and hitless innings, allowing two walks, in the 6-1 win over the Pirates.
After missing two full seasons due to Tommy John recovery and subsequent 2025 triceps surgeries, McClanahan showed elite form in his return.
In 2022, he earned 16.4 Box-Toppers points, fourth among AL pitchers. He last earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors on June 16, 2023, a day on which his 9.7 Box-Toppers points ranked fourth among all players. He finished 2023 in 54th place overall, 28th among AL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Jordan Yost, Tigers
Yost hit a pinch-hit grand slam and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 12-1 win over the Yankees.
Yost, 19, was the Tigers’ first-round pick (24th overall) in the 2025 MLB Draft, was assigned to the Florida Complex League and has yet to make his official regular-season professional debut.
NL Batter of the Day: Nelson Velázquez, Cardinals
Velázquez hit a three-run home run and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 6-3 win over the Nationals.
He earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Royals but did not play in the Major Leagues in 2025, playing 51 minor league games in the Royals and Pirates organizations.
Notable: Rhys Hoskins, Guardians
Hoskins earned his second Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the spring Sunday (HR 1-2 2R 2BI in the 12-6 win over the Athletics). He also did it March 7, when he was AL Batter of the Day (HR 2-3 R 4BI in the 7-1 win over the Padres).
Sunday’s games
In 15 spring training games between two Major League teams:
Nine games featured Player of the Game winners with previous career Box-Toppers points; seven of those earned points in 2025 (see table).
Five games featured Player of the Game winners with 0.0 career regular-season Box-Toppers points.
One game ended in a tie (Padres vs. Diamondbacks); no Player of the Game honors awarded.
(Excludes World Baseball Classic games.)
Sunday’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:
Robbie Ray, Gians: 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Shane McClanahan, Rays: 1.7 points (AL Player of the Day)
Jordan Yost, Tigers: 1.5 points (AL Batter of the Day)
Nelson Velázquez, 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).| 3/15 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | SF 7, MIL 1 | Robbie Ray (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| +10.0 | ATL 1, PHI 0 | JR Ritchie (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| AL | +8.2 | TB 6, PIT 1 | Shane McClanahan (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| +6.0 | `HOU 1, MIA 0 | Cristian Javier | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | DET 12, NYY 1 | Jordan Yost PH‑DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SEA 6, CIN 3 | Brendan Donovan 3B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | STL 6, WSH 3 | Nelson Velázquez LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | LAA 6, COL 5 | Zach Humphreys PH‑DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 14, CHC 8 | Jack Suwinski RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 8, TOR 1 (F/6) | Mike Tauchman RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | KC 10, CHW 4 | Gavin Cross 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 12, ATH 6 | Rhys Hoskins 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 5, TEX 3 | Kyle Tucker RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 7, MIN 2 | Jason Delay C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | SD 4, ARI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sf nl | 0.0 | 9.4 | 45.2 | 89.3 |
| Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | lad nl | 0.0 | 4.7 | 34.9 | 39.9 |
| Hoskins, Rhys 3909 | 1b | cle al | 0.0 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 27.5 |
| Donovan, Brendan 4603 | 2b lf | sea al | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 0.0 | 1.7 | 31.4 | 33.4 |
| Tauchman, Mike 4212 | rf cf dh | nym nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 |
| Suwinski, Jack 4628 | rf | lad nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Velazquez, Nelson 4694 | dh ph | stl nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 | Davis, Noah* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| PHI | King, Chuck* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 31.4 | 65.7 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 28.8 | 35.5 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 41.2 | 183.8 |
| TOR | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| LAA | Klassen, George* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Patrick, Chad 5131 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 41.8 | 65.5 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 25.2 | 25.2 |
| SF | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 26.1 | 38.1 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 28.4 | 65.6 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 55.3 | 124.3 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| WSH | Granillo, Andre* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 21.4 | 23.4 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
| CHC | Horton, Cade 5216 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
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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