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Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Other top players Thursday include Samuel Basallo of the Orioles, Phillies pitcher Tim Mayza, Jake Cronenworth of the Padres and Mets pitcher Kodai Senga.
Player of the Day: Brayan Bello, Red Sox
Bello struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 4-2 win over the Twins.
Bello earned 7.4 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 37th among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Tim Mayza, Phillies
Mayza struck out four over two scoreless and hitless innings in the 8-2 win over the Rays.
Normally a reliever, Mayza opened the game, pitching two innings, followed by six relievers. Mayza has not started a regular-season game in 382 games over eight seasons.
Mayza earned no Box-Toppers points in 2025 in 15 appearances with the Pirates and Phillies. He was limited by a left lat strain which put him on the injured list in April, returning in September. Mayza has 7.0 career Box-Toppers points and last earned point in 2023 with the Blue Jays when he had 2.0.
AL Batter of the Day: Samuel Basallo, Orioles
Basallo hit two home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 5-2 win over the Pirates.
Basallo, 21, appeared in 31 games for the Orioles in 2025 but earned no Box-Toppers points. His rookie status is still intact for 2026.
NL Batter of the Day: Jake Cronenworth, Padres
Cronenworth doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 13-6 win over the White Sox.
Cronenworth earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2025 in 135 games played. He had 4.5 points in 2024, fifth among NL second basemen.
Notable: Kodai Senga, Mets
Senga had the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Thursday’s spring training Player of the Game winners.
Senga (4IP 3H 0R BB 4K W in the 6-2 win over the Astros) earned 8.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 30th among NL pitchers.
Also notable
Two players earned their second Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the 2026 spring training season on Thursday:
Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce (5.2IP H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 11-0 win over the Yankees) also did it March 8.
David Hamilton of the Brewers (2B 2-3 2R 2BI in the 11-4 win over the Rangers) also did it March 14.
Thursday’s games
In 14 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.
Thursday’s Scoring Summary
No Box-Toppers points are awarded for preseason exhibition games. Had this been the regular season, points would have been awarded as follows:
Brayan Bello, Red Sox: 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Tim Mayza, Phillies: 1.7 points (NL Player of the Day)
Samuel Basallo, Orioles: 1.5 points (AL Batter of the Day)
Jake Cronenworth, Padres: 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).| 3/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | BOS 4, MIN 2 | Brayan Bello (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +9.2 | TOR 11, NYY 0 | Cody Ponce (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | BAL 5, PIT 2 | Samuel Basallo C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +5.0 | PHI 8, TB 2 | Tim Mayza (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | SD 13, CHW 6 | Jake Cronenworth 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | NYM 6, HOU 2 | Kodai Senga (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | CHW 4, ARI 2 | Chase Plymell (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 11, TEX 4 | David Hamilton 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 4, KC 3 | Lucas Ramirez LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 14, COL 11 | Jerar Encarnacion 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 6, KC 5 | Kyle Manzardo 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 5, WSH 1 | Trey Paige 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 6, ATH 4 | Randy Arozarena LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 5, BAL 4 | Giancarlo Stanton DH | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senga, Kodai 4762 | pi sp | nym nl | 0.0 | 8.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| Bello, Brayan 4727 | pi sp | bos al | 0.0 | 7.4 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| Arozarena, Randy 4331 | lf | sea al | 0.0 | 5.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 |
| Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf dh ph | nyy al | 0.0 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 82.9 |
| Manzardo, Kyle 5114 | dh 1b | cle al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | 2b 1b | sd nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Hamilton, David 5030 | 2b ss | mil nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Mayza, Tim 4055 | pi mr | phi nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Ponce, Cody 4542 | pi mr | tor al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 55.5 | 256.7 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 73.3 | 73.3 |
| PHI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Wehunt, Blake* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| NYM | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane 5158 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| PIT | Ramirez, Yohan 4756 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| BAL | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 30.1 | 54.2 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| WSH | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 17.7 | 36.5 |
| KC | Bergert, Ryan 5198 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 24.1 |
| CIN | Williamson, Brandon 4813 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 42.5 |
| SEA | Mosser, Gabe* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| SD | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 36.5 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| SF | Bivens, Spencer 5090 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TEX | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 64.5 | 76.2 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 43.2 | 69.6 |
| ATH | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Mejia, Juan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 49.1 | 71.8 |
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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