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William Contreras of the Brewers is Thursday’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 Thursday, April 30.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 7.0 |
| 2 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 7.0 |
| 3 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 6.7 |
| 4 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 5.7 |
| 5 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 5.7 |
| 6 | Randy Vásquez | pi sp | Padres | 5.4 |
| 7 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 5.0 |
| 8 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Red Sox | 5.0 |
| 9 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 4.7 |
| 10 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 4.7 |
Also Thursday, Jeremiah Jackson of the Orioles rises to first place among American League batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day: William Contreras, Brewers
Contreras homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 13-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Contreras earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 83rd in season player rankings, 20th among National League batters.
Contreras is the third batter to win overall Player of the Day honors in 2026, joining Matt Olson of the Braves, who did it April 2 and Max Muncy of the Dodgers, who did it April 20. Pitchers have won Player of the Day honors on the other 35 days of the season.
AL Player of the Day: Jeremiah Jackson, Orioles
Jackson hit a grand slam, doubled and went 2-for-5, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 10-3 win over the Astros.
Jackson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.2 for the season, 12th among all players and rising to first among AL batters, passing previous leader, Riley Greene of the Tigers (3.5 points).
Thursday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ None of Thursday’s top starters—Skenes, Gausman, Peralta—won top player honors
AL and NL Batters of the Day
There are no separate AL and NL Batter of the Day winners for Thursday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter William Contreras and the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Jeremiah Jackson.
Scoring
Contreras earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Jackson earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
All of Thursday’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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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).| 4/30 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | MIL 13, ARI 1 | William Contreras C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | PHI 6, SF 5 (F/10) | Kyle Schwarber LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| AL | +4.0 | BAL 10, HOU 3 | Jeremiah Jackson 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `DET 5, ATL 2 | Framber Valdez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 11, BAL 5 | Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 5, NYM 4 | CJ Abrams SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | `PHI 3, SF 2 | Cristopher Sánchez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +2.1 | STL 10, PIT 5 | Gordon Graceffo (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | ATH 6, KC 3 | Shea Langeliers DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 7, TOR 1 | Byron Buxton CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 6, COL 4 | Spencer Steer 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, Jeremiah 5277 | 2b | bal al | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | +3.2 |
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 | 19.4 | 34.8 | 34.8 | -11.4 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | det al | 3.0 | 14.7 | 61.1 | 71.5 | -8.7 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | dh | phi nl | 2.5 | 14.5 | 35.0 | 55.0 | -9.5 |
| Buxton, Byron 3604 | cf | min al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 33.7 | -3.0 |
| Steer, Spencer 4726 | lf 1b | cin nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | -3.0 |
| Contreras, William 4717 | ca | mil nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | -2.0 |
| Langeliers, Shea 4715 | ca | oak al | 1.0 | 7.7 | 17.2 | 17.2 | -5.7 |
| Abrams, CJ 4688 | ss | dc nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh lf | hou al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 31.7 | 35.2 | 0.0 |
| Graceffo, Gordon 5166 | pi mr sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
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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 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 65.5 | 77.2 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 23.1 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 32.4 | 66.7 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 39.7 | 43.7 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 38.4 | 39.4 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| BAL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BOS | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 91.7 | 125.1 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 46.9 | 91.0 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| TOR | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 104.4 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| LAD | Sheehan, Emmet 4886 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| COL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 25.4 | 96.1 |
| NYM | Scott, Christian* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Urena, Walbert* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Schultz, Noah 5330 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Marquez, German 3788 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 26.5 | 56.6 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 41.4 | 41.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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