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Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Sal Stewart of the Reds rises to first place among National League batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Royals pitcher Cole Ragans and Cole Young of the Mariners.
Player of the Day: Jake Irvin, Nationals
Irvin struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-3, 10-inning win over the White Sox. Irvin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the White Sox tied the game after he exited.
Irvin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 57th in season player rankings, 19th among NL pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Cole Ragans, Royals
Ragans struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 12-1 win over the Angels.
Ragans earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being American League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 29th among AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Sal Stewart, Reds
Stewart hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 9-2 win over the Tigers.
Stewart earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 11th among all players and rising to first among NL batters, passing previous leader, Max Muncy of the Dodgers (3.7 points).
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Saturday, April 25.| 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 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 5.0 |
| 6 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 4.7 |
| 7 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 4.7 |
| 8 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 4.7 |
| 9 | Jeffrey Springs | pi sp | Rays | 4.0 |
| 10 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 4.0 |
AL Batter of the Day: Cole Young, Mariners
Young homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 11-9 win over the Cardinals.
This was Young’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Young made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2025, and was playing in his 45th career game.
Debut
Rangers relief pitcher Cole Winn also made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Winn (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 4-3 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut April 14, 2024, and was playing in his 59th career game.
Saturday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Crochet wins top player honors despite Red Sox batters also posting big B-T game scores
Scoring
Irvin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Ragans earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Stewart and Young each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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Box-Toppers tracks who contributes most to their team’s victory. Using standard box score statistics, we identify the Player of the Game for every MLB contest. In the regular season, winners earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point, with bonus points awarded to the top overall and league-specific players of the day. More on how Box-Toppers works.
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Brandon Phillips, 44, announced his retirement. He earned 67.6 career Box-Toppers points from 2002-2018, 5th among all 2Bs since 1995. Best year—2012 with #Reds, 9.5 B-T pts, 7th among NL batters. Top 5 NL 2B in B-T points 6 times.
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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).| 4/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.2 | `WSH 6, CHW 3 (F/10) | Jake Irvin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| AL | +10.0 | KC 12, LAA 1 | Cole Ragans (W, 1‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| +8.0 | BOS 17, BAL 1 | Garrett Crochet (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | TB 6, MIN 1 | Shane McClanahan (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CIN 9, DET 2 | Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PHI 8, ATL 5 (F/10) | Bryce Harper 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SEA 11, STL 9 | Cole Young 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | TOR 5, CLE 3 | Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 12, CHC 4 | Teoscar Hernández LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 6, MIL 3 (F/10) | Yohan Ramírez (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SD 6, ARI 4 | Ty France 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 6, MIA 2 | Casey Schmitt 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 8, HOU 3 | Austin Wells C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 4, ATH 3 | Cole Winn (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart, Sal 5288 | 1b | cin nl | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +1.5 |
| Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp | bos al | 3.7 | 23.5 | 35.2 | 35.2 | -16.1 |
| Okamoto, Kazuma 5331 | 3b | tor al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Irvin, Jake 4805 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 9.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | -5.7 |
| Schmitt, Casey 4807 | dh 3b 2b | sf nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.5 |
| Hernandez, Teoscar 3713 | lf | lad nl | 2.0 | 4.7 | 21.2 | 33.4 | -0.7 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | 1b | phi nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 27.2 | 78.6 | 0.0 |
| Ragans, Cole 4889 | pi sp | kc al | 1.7 | 8.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 | -5.3 |
| Young, Cole 5336 | 2b | sea al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Wells, Austin 5098 | ca | nyy al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -2.5 |
| France, Ty 4243 | 1b | sd nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | -0.5 |
| Ramirez, Yohan 4756 | pi cp mr | pit nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 31.8 | 31.8 | +1.0 |
| Winn, Cole 5337 | pi mr | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 59.5 | 122.5 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 3.7 | 15.1 | 44.9 | 187.5 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| TOR | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 104.4 |
| COL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 95.1 |
| NYM | McLean, Nolan 5255 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CIN | Lowder, Rhett 5107 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TB | Scholtens, Jesse 5321 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| PIT | Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIL | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| WSH | Griffin, Foster 5317 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Hudson, Bryan 4957 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| SF | Roupp, Landen 5079 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 26.2 | 26.2 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 |
| LAD | Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| COL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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