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Twins pitcher Mick Abel is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, April 14.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 6.0 |
| 2 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 4.7 |
| 3 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 4.0 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Springs | pi sp | Rays | 4.0 |
| 5 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 3.7 |
| 6 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 3.7 |
| 7 | Randy Vásquez | pi sp | Padres | 3.4 |
| 8 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 3.0 |
| 9 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 3.0 |
| 10 | MacKenzie Gore | pi sp | Rangers | 3.0 |
Also Tuesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers’ season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs rises to fourth place and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to fifth place.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Ben Williamson of the Rays and Dominic Smith of the Braves.
Player of the Day: Mick Abel, Twins
Abel struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Red Sox.
Abel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 13th in season player rankings and seventh among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers
Yamamoto struck out seven over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Mets. Yamamoto did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.
Yamamoto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, rising to fifth in season player rankings and first among National League pitchers, passing previous leader, Braxton Ashcraft of the Pirates. Though Yamamoto and Ashcraft both have 3.7 points on the season, Yamamoto ranks higher on a tiebreaker with more 2025 points—17.7 vs. 4.7.
AL Batter of the Day: Ben Williamson, Rays
Williamson hit two doubles, a sacrifice bunt and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-5 win over the White Sox.
This was Williamson’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Williamson made his Major League debut April 15, 2025, and was playing in his 100th career game.
NL Batter of the Day: Dominic Smith, Braves
Smith doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 6-5 win over the Marlins.
Smith earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, third among NL batters.
Rankings: Jeffrey Springs, Athletics
Springs rises from ninth to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Springs (6.1IP 3H R 2BB 5K W in the 2-1 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
Debut
JJ Wetherholt of the Cardinals made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Wetherholt (2HR 2-4 2R 3BI in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Guardians) made his Major League debut March 26 and was playing in his 17th career game.
Tuesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Mets’ McLean has best B‑T game score among Tuesday’s non-Player of the Game winners
Scoring
Abel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Yamamoto earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Williamson and Smith 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).| 4/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | MIN 6, BOS 0 | Mick Abel (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +10.0 | LAA 7, NYY 1 | Reid Detmers (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| NL | +7.2 | `LAD 2, NYM 1 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| +5.0 | WSH 5, PIT 4 | Mitchell Parker (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +4.1 | ATH 2, TEX 1 | Jeffrey Springs (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TB 8, CHW 5 | Ben Williamson 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | DET 2, KC 1 | Will Vest (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | ATL 6, MIA 5 | Dominic Smith DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | HOU 7, COL 6 | Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 10, PHI 4 | Carson Kelly C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 6, CLE 5 (F/10) | JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 9, MIL 7 (F/10) | Myles Straw PR‑DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SD 4, SEA 1 | Michael King (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | `CIN 2, SF 1 | Graham Ashcraft (H, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | `ARI 4, BAL 3 | Taylor Clarke (H, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | oak al | 4.0 | 12.7 | 35.1 | 35.1 | -4.7 |
| Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 | 21.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 | -14.0 |
| Abel, Mick 5184 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Smith, Dominic 3890 | dh 1b | atl nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 11.0 | +2.5 |
| Williamson, Ben 5319 | 2b | tb al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Kelly, Carson 4098 | ca | chi nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | -5.0 |
| Vest, Will 4608 | pi mr cp | det al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -5.0 |
| Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | pi mr | cin nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -4.0 |
| Straw, Myles 4152 | dh lf cf pr | tor al | 1.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 9.2 | -3.7 |
| Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b | hou al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 27.0 | -3.5 |
| King, Michael 4549 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 5.4 | 32.8 | 32.8 | -3.4 |
| Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp mr | ana al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 | -3.0 |
| Parker, Mitchell 4982 | pi mr sp cp | dc nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -2.0 |
| Clarke, Taylor 4199 | pi cp mr | ari nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Wetherholt, JJ 5320 | 2b | stl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 28.7 | 72.9 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| STL | May, Dustin 4214 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 14.4 | 18.4 |
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 2.0 | 19.4 | 50.6 | 55.3 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 31.4 | 65.7 |
| SF | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 27.8 | 39.8 |
| CIN | Lowder, Rhett 5107 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| PIT | Montgomery, Mason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| MIA | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 17.7 | 36.5 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| TB | Scholtens, Jesse* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 76.6 | 78.6 |
| MIL | Patrick, Chad 5131 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| COL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 95.1 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| NYM | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 78.4 | 92.9 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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