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Yankees pitcher Ryan Weathers is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Brayan Rocchio of the Guardians rises to first place among American League batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Marlins pitcher Eury Pérez, Kazuma Okamoto of the Blue Jays and Michael Harris II of the Braves.
Player of the Day: Ryan Weathers, Yankees
Weathers struck out eight over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Royals.
Weathers earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 59th in season player rankings, 23rd among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Eury Pérez, Marlins
Pérez struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run (none earned), three hits and one walk, in the 7-3 win over the Brewers.
Pérez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being National League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 71st in season player rankings, 30th among NL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Kazuma Okamoto, Blue Jays
Okamoto homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
This was Okamoto’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Okamoto made his Major League debut March 27 and was playing in his 20th career game. Okamoto, 29, played 11 seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league. He was a six-time NPB All-Star and led the Central League in home runs three times.
NL Batter of the Day: Michael Harris II, Braves
Harris homered and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 4-2 win over the Phillies.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, April 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 7.0 |
| 2 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 4.7 |
| 3 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 4.7 |
| 4 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 4.0 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Springs | pi sp | Rays | 4.0 |
| 6 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 3.7 |
| 7 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 3.7 |
| 8 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 3.7 |
| 9 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 3.7 |
| 10 | Parker Messick | pi sp | Guardians | 3.7 |
Rankings: Brayan Rocchio, Guardians
Rocchio rises to first place among AL batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Rocchio (3-4 0R 3BI in the 8-4 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.5 for the season, passing previous AL batting leader, Jeremiah Jackson of the Orioles (2.5 points). He ranks 11th among all players.
Debut
White Sox pitcher Noah Schultz made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Schultz (5IP H R BB 6K W in the 7-4 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut April 14 and was playing in his second career game.
Sunday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Twins’ Ober has best B‑T game score among Sunday’s non-Player of the Game winners
Scoring
Weathers earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Pérez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Okamoto and Harris each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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).| 4/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.1 | NYY 7, KC 0 | Ryan Weathers (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| NL | +8.0 | MIA 5, MIL 3 | Eury Pérez (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +7.0 | CHW 7, ATH 4 | Noah Schultz (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +6.1 | WSH 3, SF 0 | Andrew Alvarez (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | DET 6, BOS 2 | Framber Valdez (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | SD 2, LAA 1 | Michael King (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | SEA 5, TEX 2 | Bryan Woo (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.2 | `CHC 2, NYM 1 (F/10) | Javier Assad | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TOR 10, ARI 4 | Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | ATL 4, PHI 2 | Michael Harris II CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | PIT 6, TB 3 | Mitch Keller (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | `STL 7, HOU 5 (F/10) | Matthew Liberatore | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | COL 9, LAD 6 | Edouard Julien 2B‑1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 8, BAL 4 | Brayan Rocchio SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 7, MIN 4 (F/10) | Will Benson PR‑LF | 0 | 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. 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocchio, Brayan 5100 | ss | cle al | 3.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +2.0 |
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 | 21.0 | 41.4 | 41.4 | -15.0 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 13.7 | 60.1 | 70.5 | -9.7 |
| Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -4.0 |
| King, Michael 4549 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 6.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 | -2.4 |
| Assad, Javier 4899 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 0.0 |
| Weathers, Ryan 4388 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 0.0 |
| Perez, Eury 4814 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.7 | 8.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | -5.3 |
| Harris, Michael 4682 | cf | atl nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | -0.5 |
| Okamoto, Kazuma 5331 | 3b | tor al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 7.7 | 38.4 | 39.4 | -5.7 |
| Benson, Will 4851 | lf pr | cin nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | -2.5 |
| Alvarez, Andrew 5274 | pi cp sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Julien, Edouard 4822 | 2b | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Schultz, Noah 5330 | pi sp | chi al | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 32.4 | 66.7 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 56.3 | 125.3 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| CIN | Lowder, Rhett 5107 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TB | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 59.5 | 122.5 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 22.1 |
| LAD | Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| COL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 95.1 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 76.6 | 78.6 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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