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Yankees pitcher Max Fried is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani, José Fernández of the Diamondbacks, Gary Sánchez of the Brewers, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer and Danny Jansen of the Rangers.
Player of the Day: Max Fried, Yankees
2026 Box-Toppers points 1—Max Fried #Yankees 4.0* 2—Joey Wiemer #Nationals 2.7 3—Cristopher Sánchez #Phillies 2.0 4—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 2.0 5—José Soriano #Angels 2.0† *Earns 2.0 B-T points as Tuesday’s Player of the Day. †Earns 1.0 B-T point Tuesday. www.box-toppers.com/blog/2026/3/...
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Fried struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Mariners.
Fried earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to first place in season player rankings, passing previous leader, Joey Wiemer of the Nationals (2.7 points). This is Fried’s second overall Player of the Day honor of the season. He also did it March 25.
Fried recorded a +9.0 Box-Toppers game score, same as another Tuesday Player of the Game winner, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown (6IP H R 2BB 8K W in the 9-2 win over the Red Sox). However, Fried beat Brown for overall Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker with more innings pitched (seven vs. six).
NL Player of the Day: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
Ohtani struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Guardians.
Ohtani earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 12th in season player rankings.
Ohtani now has 92.9 career Box-Toppers points with 49.2 earned as a pitcher and 43.7 earned as a batter.
NL Batter of the Day: José L. Fernández, Diamondbacks
Fernández hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 7-5 win over the Tigers. He went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
This was Fernández’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor and also his Major League debut.
Fernández recorded a +5.0 Box-Toppers game score, same as another NL batter who won Player of the Game honors Tuesday, Oneil Cruz of the Pirates (2HR 3-4 3R 3BI in the 8-3 win over the Reds). However, Fernández beat Cruz for NL Batter of the Day on a tiebreaker with more runs batted in (four vs. three).
AL Batter of the Day: Danny Jansen, Rangers
Jansen hit a three-run home run, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-5 win over the Orioles.
Streak: Max Scherzer, Blue Jays
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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2009‑2026 | 257.7 |
| 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 |
Scherzer has now earned Box-Toppers points in 18 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 Tuesday.
Scherzer (6IP 4H R BB 4K W in the 5-1 win over the Rockies) earned his first points in 2009 with the Diamondbacks and now has 257.7 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-ranked player, Clayton Kershaw (280.8) by 23.1 points. Scherzer leads active players, ahead of Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (250.0).
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 10 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | Retired | 282.5 |
| 2 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Retired | 280.8 |
| 3 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Blue Jays | 257.7 |
| 4 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | Tigers | 250.0 |
| 5 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | Retired | 244.8 |
| 6 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | Free agent | 224.5 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b | Retired | 207.8 |
| 8 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | Retired | 203.4 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | Retired | 194.1 |
| 10 | Alex Rodriguez | 3b | Retired | 187.0 |
Scherzer’s best season was 2016 with the Nationals when he had 25.7 Box-Toppers points to lead all players. In 2021, Scherzer led all players for the second time with 25.1 Box-Toppers points with the Nationals and Dodgers. He’s had four seasons with 25 or more points and six seasons with 20 or more points. In 2025, he had 3.0 Box-Toppers points with the Blue Jays.
Scherzer’s 18-season streak earning Box-Toppers points is now the longest active streak, ahead of the 17-season streak by Andrew McCutchen of the Rangers. Scherzer’s streak is tied for the sixth-longest streak since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995 (six other players also have 18-season streaks). Albert Pujols has the longest streak, earning Box-Toppers points in 22 straight seasons from 2001 to 2022.
Streak: Gary Sánchez, Brewers
Sánchez has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons with this first Player of the Game honor of 2026 Tuesday.
Sánchez (HR 1-1 2R BI in the 6-2 win over the Rays) earned his first points in 2016 with the Yankees and now has 31.5 career Box-Toppers points, second among active NL catchers, behind J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies (53.7).
His best season was 2018 with the Yankees when he earned 5.5 Box-Toppers points, third among AL catchers. In 2025, he earned 3.0 Box-Toppers points with the Orioles, 11th among AL catchers.
Debut
In addition to Fernández, two other players also made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Phillies pitcher Andrew Painter (5.1IP 4H R BB 8K W in the 3-2 win over the Nationals) was also making his Major League debut.
Griffin Conine of the Marlins (HR 2-4 2R 2BI in the 9-2 win over the White Sox) made his Major League debut Aug. 26, 2024, and was playing in his 59th career game.
Scoring
Fried earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Ohtani earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Fernández and Jansen each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’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).| 3/31 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | NYY 5, SEA 0 | Max Fried (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +9.0 | HOU 9, BOS 2 | Hunter Brown (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| NL | +8.0 | LAD 4, CLE 1 | Shohei Ohtani (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| +6.1 | PHI 3, WSH 2 | Andrew Painter (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | LAA 2, CHC 0 | José Soriano (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 7, DET 5 | Jose Fernandez 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PIT 8, CIN 3 | Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 9, SD 3 | Willy Adames SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 6, TB 2 | Gary Sánchez DH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 5, COL 1 | Max Scherzer (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TEX 8, BAL 5 | Danny Jansen C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | MIA 9, CHW 2 | Griffin Conine RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 3, NYM 0 | Andre Pallante (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | ATH 5, ATL 2 | Andy Ibáñez 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2026 (’26). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’25-26), the period 2021-2026 (’21-26) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2026 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2025 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’26 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.0 | 18.4 | 68.6 | 85.3 | -10.4 |
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 2.0 | 14.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | -10.7 |
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | lad nl | 1.7 | 7.2 | 78.4 | 92.9 | -3.8 |
| Jansen, Danny 4163 | ca | tex al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 14.0 | +0.5 |
| Fernández, José L. 5303 | 3b | ari nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 14.4 | 37.5 | 37.5 | -12.4 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | sf nl | 1.0 | 9.5 | 36.1 | 39.1 | -7.5 |
| Pallante, Andre 4656 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 6.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 | -4.7 |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | tor al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 56.5 | 257.7 | -2.0 |
| Sanchez, Gary 3701 | dh ca | mil nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 31.5 | -2.0 |
| Cruz, Oneil 4665 | cf | pit nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | -1.5 |
| Ibanez, Andy 4496 | 2b | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +1.0 |
| Conine, Griffin 5304 | rf | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Painter, Andrew 5302 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 23.1 | 68.9 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 1.7 | 13.1 | 42.9 | 185.5 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 57.2 | 96.7 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 34.1 | 34.1 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 2.0 | 17.4 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 24.7 | 45.1 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 71.2 | 114.2 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane 5158 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 46.8 | 56.2 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 31.2 | 31.2 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 1.7 | 21.5 | 33.2 | 33.2 |
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LAA | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 40.1 | 45.8 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 42.5 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 1.0 | 23.1 | 74.3 | 74.3 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 64.5 | 76.2 |
| NYY | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 52.5 | 52.5 |
| SF | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 24.1 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 49.1 | 71.8 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 1.0 | 18.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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