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Matt McLain of the Reds is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other standout winners include Red Sox pitcher Johan Oviedo, Wyatt Langford of the Rangers and Yordany De Los Santos of the Pirates.
Player of the Day: Matt McLain, Reds
McLain powered the Reds' 17-9 win over the Cubs, going 2-for-2 with two three-run homers and six RBIs. He finished 2025 with 2.5 Box-Toppers points (89th among National League batters).
AL Player of the Day: Johan Oviedo, Red Sox
Oviedo struck out four over three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 7-6 win over the Blue Jays.
Though Seth Martinez earned the official win in relief, Oviedo was the game's top performer. Returning from 2024 Tommy John surgery and a subsequent lat injury that limited him to nine appearances in 2025, Oviedo looks to build on the 2.0 points he earned last season with the Pirates.
AL Batter of the Day: Wyatt Langford, Rangers
Langford homered and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 3-1 win over the Guardians.
Langford earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 91st among American League batters.
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday, as the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Matt McLain.
Notable
Yordany De Los Santos becomes the second player this spring to earn Player of the Game honors twice (joining the Yankees’ Paul Goldschmidt). The Pirates prospect, who has yet to make his MLB debut, went 1-for-1 with a home run and 2 RBIs in a 4-1 win over the Rays.
De Los Santos was also Player of the Game on Feb. 24 in the 16-7 win over the Red Sox. Goldschmidt earned Player of the Game honors Feb. 24 and Feb. 26.
Monday’s games
In Monday’s 11 completed spring training matchups:
7 Games: Won by players with previous regular-season Box-Toppers points (see table).
3 Games: Won by players with 0.0 career regular-season Box-Toppers points.
1 Game: Ended in a tie (Nationals vs. Astros); no Player of the Game awarded.
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:
Matt McLain (CIN): 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Johan Oviedo (BOS): 1.7 points (AL Player of the Day)
Wyatt Langford (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).| 3/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | CIN 17, CHC 9 | Matt McLain 2B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +5.0 | `BOS 7, TOR 6 | Johan Oviedo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| +4.0 | ATL 5, DET 2 | Joey Wentz (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `SF 6, CHW 5 | Landen Roupp | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 4, TB 1 | Yordany De Los Santos SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `LAA 5, KC 4 | Jack Kochanowicz (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | ATH 7, SD 2 | Mason Barnett (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TEX 3, CLE 1 | Wyatt Langford CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | LAD 7, COL 5 | James Tibbs III 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | STL 3, MIA 2 | Yohel Pozo C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | WSH 3, HOU 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roupp, Landen 5079 | pi sp | sf nl | 0.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| McLain, Matt 4847 | 2b ss | cin nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Langford, Wyatt 5058 | lf | tex al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | pi sp | ana al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Oviedo, Johan 4442 | pi sp | bos al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| Wentz, Joey 4639 | pi mr sp | atl nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Pozo, Yohel 4508 | ca dh ph | stl nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | Hopkins, Brody* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| PHI | Rangel, Alan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| LAD | Sasaki, Roki* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 49.1 | 71.8 |
| CHW | Newcomb, Sean 3831 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 21.1 |
| LAA | Klassen, George* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 38.4 | 38.4 |
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.
What are those numbers after players' names?
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