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Freddy Fermin of the Padres is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Other Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners Thursday include Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Matt McLain of the Reds and Wyatt Langford of the Rangers.
Player of the Day: Freddy Fermin, Padres
Fermin hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 27-6 win over the Mariners.
Fermin recorded a +9.0 Box-Toppers game score, the highest by a Player of the Game winner so far this season in spring training.
Fermin earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025 with the Padres (he also played for the Royals before being traded July 31).
AL Player of the Day: Tanner Bibee, Guardians
Bibee struck out four over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 12-3 win over the White Sox.
Bibee earned 7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 39th among AL pitchers. In 2024, he earned 14.0 Box-Toppers points, eighth among AL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Wyatt Langford, Rangers
Langford homered and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 15-9 win over the Royals.
He earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 38th among AL outfielders. This is his second Player of the Game honor of the spring; he also did it Monday in the 3-1 win over the Guardians (HR 1-2 R 2BI) when he was also AL Batter of the Day.
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday, since the overall Player of the Day is batter Freddy Fermin.
Notable
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Thursday’s Player of the Game winners.
Luzardo (3IP 2H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 6-2 win over the Red Sox) earned 17.4 Box-Toppers points in 2025, eighth among all players and fifth among National League pitchers.
Andrew McCutchen, 39, agrees to a minor league deal with #Rangers. His 82.9 career Box-Toppers points is 6th among active batters. He earned 1.0 B-T point in 2025 with #Pirates, his 17th straight season earning B-T points.
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Mar 6, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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Also notable
Matt McLain of the Reds won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second time during spring training.
McLain (HR 3-3 3R 2BI in the 14-13 win over the Dodgers) also earned Player of the Game honors Monday (2HR 2-2 3R 6BI in the 17-9 win over the Cubs), when he was overall Player of the Day.
Four players have now won Player of the Game honors twice during 2026 spring training, including two on Thursday, with McLain and Langford winning for a second time. They join two others who have won twice—Paul Goldschmidt of the Yankees and Yordany De Los Santos of the Pirates.
Thursday’s games
In 14 spring training games between two Major League teams Thursday:
9 Games: Won by player with previous regular-season Box-Toppers points (see table).
5 Games: Won by players with 0.0 career regular-season Box-Toppers points.
(Note: This excludes all games involving World Baseball Classic teams.)
Thursday’s Scoring Summary
No official Box-Toppers points are awarded for preseason exhibition games. Had this been the regular season, points would have been awarded as follows:
Freddy Fermin, Padres: 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Tanner Bibee, Guardians: 1.7 points (AL Player of the Day)
Wyatt Langford, Rangers: 1.5 points (AL 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).| 3/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | SD 27, SEA 6 | Freddy Fermin C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +7.0 | CLE 12, CHW 3 | Tanner Bibee (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| +7.0 | MIA 2, HOU 0 | Sandy Alcantara (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | PHI 6, BOS 2 | Jesús Luzardo (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | CIN 14, LAD 13 | Matt McLain 2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | MIL 10, COL 8 | Garrett Mitchell CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | TEX 15, KC 9 | Wyatt Langford CF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | WSH 7, NYM 4 | José Tena 2B | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.2 | `STL 3, PIT 2 | Quinn Mathews (BS, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | MIN 15, NYY 0 (F/7) | Luke Keaschall LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | ATH 16, LAA 11 | Junior Perez CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.2 | CHC 8, ARI 1 | Colin Rea (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 9. TOR 5 | Tristin English 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | BAL 4, TB 3 | Will Robertson LF | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | phi nl | 0.0 | 17.4 | 48.6 | 53.3 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 0.0 | 8.0 | 45.8 | 55.2 |
| Bibee, Tanner 4792 | pi sp | cle al | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| Rea, Colin 3582 | pi sp | chi nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 22.1 |
| McLain, Matt 4847 | 2b ss | cin nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Langford, Wyatt 5058 | lf | tex al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Fermin, Freddy 4862 | ca dh | sd nl | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Tena, José 5194 | 3b | dc nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Mitchell, Garrett 4723 | cf | mil nl | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| DET | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 43.4 | 250.0 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| BAL | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 59.5 | 78.6 |
| PHI | Cabrera, Jean* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 50.2 | 90.7 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| COL | Dollander, Chase 5169 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Anderson, Kade* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| ARI | Eagen, Daniel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Bratt, Mitch* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Patrick, Chad 5131 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 42.0 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| TB | Boyle, Joe 4948 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| NYY | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 71.3 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| KC | Spence, Mitch 4986 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| LAD | Ferris, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Brown, Ben 4967 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| SD | Marquez, German 3788 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 23.8 | 53.9 |
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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