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Yankees pitcher Max Fried is the first Box-Toppers Player of the Day for 2026, leading New York to a 7-0 Opening Day win over the Giants.
Fried struck out four over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win, the first game of the 2026 season and the only game on Wednesday’s schedule.
With 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the honor, Fried takes the early lead in the 2026 season player rankings.
Fried earned 14.4 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 13th overall and fifth among American League pitchers.
Fried had a Box-Toppers game score Wednesday of +7.1, best among Yankees players.
Other notable performances in Wednesday’s game:
Third baseman Ryan McMahon had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+1.0) among Yankees batters (1-3 R 2BI).
2025 AL Most Valuable Player Aaron Judge struggled, recording the team’s lowest game score (-5.0), after going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts.
Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb recorded an -11.0 Box-Toppers game score (5IP 9H 7R 6ER BB 7K L), lowest of the game.
Wednesday’s Scoring Summary
Fried earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, the only points awarded in the single opening day game Wednesday.
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Box-Toppers tracks who contributes most to their team’s victory. Using standard box score statistics, we identify the Player of the Game for every MLB contest. In the regular season, winners earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point, with bonus points awarded to the top overall and league-specific players of the day. More on how Box-Toppers works.
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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).| 3/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.1 | NYY 7, SF 0 | Max Fried (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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.
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 | ’25-26 | ’21‑26 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 16.4 | 66.6 | 83.3 | -12.4 |
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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 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 34.1 | 34.1 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane 5158 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 42.5 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 26.7 | 27.7 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 31.5 | 31.5 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 73.3 | 73.3 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 49.1 | 71.8 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 57.2 | 96.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 31.2 | 31.2 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 64.5 | 76.2 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 60.6 | 60.6 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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