Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, May 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 9.4 |
| 2 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 9.0 |
| 3 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 9.0 |
| 4 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 8.7 |
| 5 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 8.0 |
| 6 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 8.0 |
| 7 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 7.7 |
| 8 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 7.7 |
| 9 | Jesús Luzaro | pi sp | Phillies | 7.0 |
| 10 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 7.0 |
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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday:
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the third straight day and fourth time in the past six days.
Three Astros, led by Tatsuya Imai, combine to pitch the first no-hitter of 2026.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo and Blaze Alexander of the Orioles.
Player of the Day: Jacob Misiorowski
Misiorowski struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Cardinals.
Misiorowski earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising to sixth among all players and fourth among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Luis Castillo, Mariners
Castillo struck out six over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 9-2 win over the Athletics. Castillo picked up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings to earn the win.
Castillo earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 38th among AL pitchers.
He now has 100.4 career Box-Toppers points, becoming the 97th player to reach 100 career points since tracking began in 1995. With his 1.7 points Monday, he rises to 95th place overall, passing four players on the “all-time” career points list—Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers (98.9), Jim Edmonds (99.8), Larry Walker (100.1) and Jeff Bagwell (100.4). He now trails 94th-ranked player Paul Konerko (100.7).
Castillo ranks 15th among active, signed players in career points, eighth among active AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks
Marte doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 6-2 win over the Giants.
Marte earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, 24th among all players and second among NL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers (7.7). However, because Ohtani earned 5.7 of his points as a pitcher, Marte has the most Box-Toppers points earned solely as an NL batter, just ahead of the Reds' Sal Stewart (5.0).
Marte has now earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for three straight days and earned his entire season total in the past six days, equivalent to his entire 2025 season total of 5.5 points (which was 28th among NL batters). He’s earned all four his Player of the Game honors in the last five Diamondbacks wins. Here are his previous three Player of the Game wins from this season:
May 20—He earned 1.5 points as NL Batter of the Day in the 6-3 win over the Giants (HR 2B 3-3 3R 2BI).
May 23—He earned 1.0 point as Player of the Game in the 5-4 win over the Rockies (HR 2-2B 3-4 2R 2BI).
May 24—He earned 1.5 points as NL Batter of the Day in the 9-1 win over the Rockies (2-2B 3-4 3R 3BI).
AL Batter of the Day: Blaze Alexander, Orioles
Alexander went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 9-7, 13-inning win over the Rays.
Rankings: Jesús Luzardo, Phillies
Luzardo rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Luzardo (6IP 4H 0R 2BB 6K W in the 3-0 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.
Notable: Tatsuya Imai, Astros
Three Astros pitched the first no-hitter of 2026 and the first in the Major Leagues since Sept. 4, 2024.
Starter Tatsuya Imai won Player of the Game with a Box-Toppers game score of +4.0 (6IP 0H 0R 4BB 2K W), the seventh-best among Monday’s Player of the Game winners.
Imai, who threw 97 pitches, earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point as Player of the Game, giving him 2.7 for the season, 42nd among AL pitchers.
Relievers Steven Okert (1IP 0H 0R BB K ND) and Alimber Santa (2IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND) completed the combined no-hitter.
Debut
Pirates relief pitcher Wilber Dotel made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Dotel (3IP H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 2-1 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut April 19 and was playing in his fifth career game.
Scoring
Misiorowski earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Castillo earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Marte and Alexander each earn 1.5 points as their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’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).| 5/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | MIL 5, STL 1 | Jacob Misiorowski (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| +6.0 | PHI 3, SD 0 | Jesús Luzardo (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | PIT 2, CHC 1 | Wilber Dotel (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | `SEA 9, ATH 2 | Luis Castillo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| +5.0 | WSH 10, CLE 2 | Zack Littell (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | CIN 7, NYM 2 | Nick Lodolo (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 9, TEX 0 | Tatsuya Imai (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | `LAD 5, COL 3 | Emmet Sheehan | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | ARI 6, SF 2 | Ketel Marte 2B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CHW 3, MIN 1 | Anthony Kay (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 8, TOR 2 | Javier Sanoja 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | NYY 4, KC 3 | Tim Hill (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | BAL 9, TB 7 (F/13) | Blaze Alexander SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | +2.0 |
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.0 | 24.4 | 55.6 | 60.3 | -10.4 |
| Marte, Ketel 3630 | 2b | ari nl | 5.5 | 11.0 | 26.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 |
| Sheehan, Emmet 4886 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
| Kay, Anthony 4285 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | +3.0 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 2.7 | 18.8 | 64.6 | 100.4 | -13.4 |
| Imai, Tatsua 5307 | pi sp | hou al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Littell, Zack 4533 | pi sp cp | dc nl | 2.0 | 8.7 | 23.1 | 23.1 | -4.7 |
| Alexander, Blaze 4971 | ss 3b dh | bal al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Lodolo, Nick 4586 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | -8.7 |
| Sanoja, Javier 5151 | 3b lf | fla nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Hill, Tim 4237 | pi mr | nyy al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Dotel, Wilber 5367 | pi mr | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| TB | Jax, Griffin 4478 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| BAL | Baz, Shane 4560 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CHC | Wicks, Jordan 4912 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 |
| BOS | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 5.0 | 20.8 | 48.9 | 49.9 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 49.8 | 59.2 |
| TOR | Fisher, Braydon 5316 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase 5301 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| NYM | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 50.5 | 50.5 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| NYY | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | 7.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| KC | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| MIL | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| HOU | Alexander, Jason 5241 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 60.5 | 123.5 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 26.1 | 71.9 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 31.7 | 75.9 |
| SF | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 29.5 | 41.5 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 25.7 | 46.1 |
| LAD | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 28.4 | 41.8 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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