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Mariners pitcher Emerson Hancock is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Joey Wiemer of the Nationals rises to first place in early season player rankings, earning his second Player of the Game honor of the season.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Yandy Díaz of the Rays, Christian Yelich of the Brewers and Eugenio Suárez of the Reds.
Player of the Day: Emerson Hancock, Mariners
Hancock pitched six no-hit and scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Guardians.
Hancock came out of the game after throwing 93 pitches. Reliever Cooper Criswell subsequently gave up two hits, but picked up the three-inning save.
Hancock earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks seventh in season player rankings.
NL Player of the Day: Joey Wiemer, Nationals
Wiemer hit a three-run homer, tripled and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 6-3 win over the Cubs.
Wiemer earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season and rising to first place in season player rankings, passing previous leader, Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez (2.0 points).
This is Wiemer’s second Box-Toppers honor of 2026. He also earned 1.0 point as Player of the Game on Thursday.
Wiemer earned no points in either 2024 (with the Brewers and Reds) or in 2025 (with the Royals, Marlins and Giants). Before 2026, he had 1.5 career Box-Toppers points earned with the Brewers on May 8, 2023.
AL Batter of the Day: Yandy Díaz, Rays
Díaz doubled and went 5-for-6, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 11-7 win over the Cardinals.
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Joey Wiemer.
Streak: Christian Yelich, Brewers
Active season streaks
Here are the 10 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.| Streak | Player | Pos | Team | Duration | BTP* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2009‑2025 | 256.7 |
| 17 | Andrew McCutchen | dh lf | Rangers | 2009‑2025 | 82.9 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Stanton | dh rf ph | Yankees | 2010‑2025 | 82.9 |
| 16 | Aroldis Chapman | pi mr cp | Red Sox | 2010‑2025 | 75.1 |
| 16 | Kenley Jansen | pi cp | Tigers | 2011‑2026 | 73.4 |
| 15 | Freddie Freeman | 1b | Dodgers | 2011‑2025 | 95.9 |
| 14 | Kevin Gausman | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2013‑2026 | 114.2 |
| 13 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Red Sox | 2013‑2025 | 124.3 |
| 13 | Christian Yelich | dh | Brewers | 2014‑2026 | 79.1 |
| 13 | Eugenio Suárez | 3b | Reds | 2014‑2026 | 61.5 |
Yelich has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 Sunday.
Yelich hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning, pinch-hit, three-run home run, in the 9-7 win over the White Sox. Yelich earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2014 with the Marlins and now has 79.1 career points, fourth among active NL batters.
His best season was 2019 with the Brewers when he had 11.7 Box-Toppers points, second among NL batters. He led NL batters in 2018 with the Brewers when he had 11.5 points. In 2025, he had 11.2 points with the Brewers, second among NL batters.
Yelich is now one of 10 players with an active streak of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Yelich’s 13-season streak is tied for eighth-longest.
Streak: Eugenio Suárez, Reds
Suárez has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 consecutive seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 Sunday.
Suárez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the 3-2 win over the Red Sox.
Suárez earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2014 with the Tigers and now has 61.5 career Box-Toppers points, ninth among active NL batters and third among active NL third basemen. His best seasons were 2016 with the Reds and 2024 with the Diamondbacks, when he had 8.5 points each season. In 2016, he ranked ninth among NL batters. In 2024, he ranked eighth among NL batters. He earned 7.5 points in 2025 with the Diamondbacks and Mariners, finishing the season 11th among AL batters.
Suárez is now one of 10 players with an active streak of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Suárez’s 13-season streak is tied for eighth-longest.
Debut
Marlins pitcher Michael Petersen made his Box-Toppers debut with his first career Player of the Game honor Sunday.
Petersen (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 4-3 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut June 18, 2024, and was playing in his 32nd career game.
Scoring
Hancock earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Wiemer earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Díaz earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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).| 3/29 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | SEA 8, CLE 0 | Emerson Hancock (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +6.1 | TOR 5, ATH 2 | Eric Lauer (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | TB 11, STL 7 | Yandy Díaz DH | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.1 | KC 4, ATL 1 | Seth Lugo (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| NL | +4.0 | WSH 6, CHC 3 | Joey Wiemer RF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIL 9, CHW 7 | Christian Yelich PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 9, LAA 7 | AJ Blubaugh (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.1 | TEX 8, PHI 3 | MacKenzie Gore (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 8, MIN 6 | Tyler O’Neill RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 4, COL 3 | Michael Petersen (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | `PIT 4, NYM 3 (F/10) | Carmen Mlodzinski | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 3, BOS 2 | Eugenio Suárez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiemer, Joey 4804 | rf | dc nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | +2.7 |
| Hancock, Emerson 4985 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Diaz, Yandy 3896 | dh 1b | tb al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 17.5 | 21.2 | +1.5 |
| Yelich, Christian 3334 | dh ph | mil nl | 1.0 | 12.2 | 33.9 | 79.1 | -10.2 |
| Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp mr | tor al | 1.0 | 11.0 | 28.4 | 41.8 | -9.0 |
| Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 9.7 | 29.4 | 29.4 | -7.7 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | cin nl | 1.0 | 8.5 | 28.5 | 61.5 | -6.5 |
| Lugo, Seth 3729 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 | -4.0 |
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | rf | bal al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 22.2 | 28.7 | -2.0 |
| Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 | pi sp mr | pit nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Blubaugh, AJ 5243 | pi mr sp | hou al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Petersen, Michael 5300 | pi cp | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| BAL | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 59.5 | 78.6 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| MIA | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 17.7 | 36.5 |
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Griffin, Foster* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 29.8 | 62.2 |
| COL | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| TOR | Ponce, Cody 4542 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATH | Lopez, Jacob 5202 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| LAA | Johnson, Ryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 28.8 | 35.5 |
| MIL | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| NYM | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 |
| STL | Leahy, Kyle 5001 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| BOS | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 43.9 | 44.9 |
| HOU | McCullers, Lance 3488 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 51.7 |
| NYY | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 61.9 | 97.7 |
| SF | Roupp, Landen 5079 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 28.4 | 65.6 |
| CLE | Messick Parker 5266 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAD | Sasaki, Roki* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 43.4 | 250.0 |
| ARI | Soroka, Michael 3956 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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