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Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Saturday include Padres pitcher Randy Vásquez, Liam Hicks of the Marlins, Luis Robert Jr. of the White Sox and Brayan Rocchio of the Guardians.
Player of the Day: Dylan Cease, Blue Jays
Cease struck out 12 over 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 8-7, 11-inning win over the Athletics. Cease did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited with the game in a 1-1 tie.
Cease is now one of five players tied at the top of the season rankings with 2.0 points; he currently ranks fourth based on his 2025 total of 9.7 points. Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez maintains the overall lead via the 2025 tie-breaker (15.4 points).
Cease’s 9.7 points in 2025 with the Padres was 24th among National League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Randy Vásquez, Padres
Vásquez struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 3-0 win over the Tigers.
He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, his first of the season, and is eighth in season player rankings. He earned 5.4 points in 2025, 56th among NL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Liam Hicks, Marlins
Hicks hit a home run, a sacrifice fly and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 4-3 win over the Rockies.
AL Batter of the Day: Brayan Rocchio, Guardians
Rocchio scored twice in a 6-5, 10-inning win over the Mariners. After reaching on a walk to score his first run, he started the 10th as the extra-inning runner and scored the go-ahead run.
Notable: Luis Robert Jr., Mets
Robert became the first player to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time in 2026 on Saturday.
Robert hit a walk-off, 11th-inning, three-run homer, in the 4-2 win over the Pirates. Robert (HR 1-4 R 3BI) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point. He also earned 1.0 point as Player of the Game on Thursday (2-4 R 2BI in the 11-7 win over the Pirates).
His 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season ranks fifth overall, behind four other players with 2.0 points on the season. Robert ranks lowest among the five based on his 2025 Box-Toppers point total of 4.0 with the White Sox, which was 49th among American League batters.
Scoring
Cease earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Vásquez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Hicks and Rocchio each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers 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).| 3/28 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.1 | `TOR 8, ATH 7 (F/11) | Dylan Cease | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| NL | +9.0 | SD 3, DET 0 | Randy Vásquez (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| +9.0 | `STL 6, TB 5 (F/10) | Michael McGreevy | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | `TEX 5, PHI 4 (F/10) | Jacob Latz | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +5.1 | `MIN 4, BAL 1 | Taj Bradley | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| +5.0 | CIN 6, BOS 5 (F/11) | Connor Phillips (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 6, KC 2 | Osvaldo Bido (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | MIL 6, CHW 1 | Aaron Ashby (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIA 4, COL 3 | Liam Hicks C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | `LAD 3, ARI 2 | Tyler Glasnow | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +2.2 | NYY 3, SF 1 | Jake Bird (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | HOU 11, LAA 9 | Kai‑Wei Teng (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 10, WSH 2 | Miguel Amaya C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | NYM 4, PIT 2 (F/11) | Luis Robert Jr. CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | 0.0 | CLE 6, SEA 5 (F/10) | Brayan Rocchio SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 10.7 | 76.6 | 78.6 | -6.7 |
| Robert, Luis 4296 | cf | nym nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | -2.0 |
| Vasquez, Randy 4841 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.7 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | -3.7 |
| Rocchio, Brayan 5100 | ss 2b | cle al | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Hicks, Liam 5292 | ca dh | fla nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Bradley, Taj 4780 | pi sp | min al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 24.1 | 24.1 | -5.0 |
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | lad nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 42.8 | 66.5 | -4.0 |
| McGreevy, Michael 5113 | pi sp cp | stl nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Latz, Jacob 5204 | pi cp | tex al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -3.0 |
| Ashby, Aaron 4511 | pi mr sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | -1.0 |
| Bido, Osvaldo 4882 | pi cp sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 2.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -0.7 |
| Amaya, Miguel 4836 | ca | chi nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Phillips, Connor 4943 | pi cp mr sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Teng, Kai-Wei 5247 | pi mr | hou al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Bird, Jake 4744 | pi mr | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 27.5 | 43.5 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| BAL | Baz, Shane 4560 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 48.6 | 53.3 |
| ATH | Morales, Luis 5268 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| TOR | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 27.4 | 40.8 |
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| CIN | Lowder, Rhett 5107 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 95.1 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| PIT | Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYM | McLean, Nolan 5255 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| HOU | Imai, Tatsuya* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| MIL | Sproat, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 19.1 | 51.4 |
| STL | May, Dustin 4214 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 13.4 | 17.4 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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