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Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Thursday, April 23.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 7.0 |
| 2 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 6.0 |
| 3 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 5.7 |
| 4 | Randy Vásquez | pi sp | Padres | 5.4 |
| 5 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 4.7 |
| 6 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 4.7 |
| 7 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 4.7 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Springs | pi sp | Rays | 4.0 |
| 9 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 4.0 |
| 10 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 3.7 |
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Ozzie Albies of the Braves, Xander Bogaerts of the Padres and Riley Greene of the Tigers.
Player of the Day: Tyler Glasnow, Dodgers
Glasnow struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Giants.
Glasnow earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, third overall and first among National League pitchers, passing previous leader, Randy Vásquez of the Padres (5.4 points).
AL Player of the Day: Jacob deGrom, Rangers
deGrom struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Pirates.
deGrom earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being American League Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 12th overall and seventh among AL pitchers.
deGrom also now has 154.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 25th place among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.7 points Thursday, he passes Adam Wainwright (153.3) on the “all-time” career points list and now trails 24th-ranked Mike Mussina (155.6). (It should be noted that Mussina would have an estimated 193 Box-Toppers points if his entire career from 1991 were tracked.)
deGrom ranks fifth among active, signed players in career points, fourth among active AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Ozzie Albies, Braves
Albies hit a home run, a sacrifice fly and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-2 win over the Nationals.
AL Batter of the Day: Riley Greene, Tigers
Greene homered and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 5-4 win over the Brewers.
Greene earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.5 for the season, 15th overall and rising to first among AL batters, passing previous leader, Brayan Rocchio of the Guardians. Both Greene and Rocchio have 3.5 points on the season, but Greene holds the tiebreaker edge with more 2025 points—9.0 vs. 1.5.
Rankings: Cam Schlittler, Yankees
Schlittler rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Schlittler (8IP 4H 2R ER BB 5K W in the 4-2 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season. He ranks sixth among AL pitchers.
Streak: Xander Bogaerts, Padres
Active season streaks
Here are the 13 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 |
| 14 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Red Sox | 2013‑2026 | 125.3 |
| 13 | Jacob deGrom | pi sp | Rangers | 2014‑2026 | 154.9 |
| 13 | Christian Yelich | dh | Brewers | 2014‑2026 | 80.1 |
| 13 | Nolan Arenado | 3b | Diamondbacks | 2014‑2026 | 68.4 |
| 13 | Eugenio Suárez | 3b | Reds | 2014‑2026 | 61.5 |
| 13 | Xander Bogaerts | ss | Padres | 2014‑2026 | 53.4 |
Bogaerts has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 straight seasons, earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 Thursday.
Bogaerts (HR 2-3 3R 2BI in the 10-8 win over the Rockies) earned his first points in 2014 with the Red Sox and now has 53.4 career points, 14th among active NL batters.
Bogaerts’ best season was 2021 with the Red Sox, when he had 8.5 points, fifth among AL batters. In 2025, he had 5.5 points with the Padres, 32nd among NL batters.
Bogaerts is now one of 13 players with an active streak of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. His 13-season streak is tied for ninth-longest.