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Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Saturday’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 Saturday, June 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 13.7 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 13.0 |
| 3 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 10.7 |
| 4 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 5 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 9.7 |
| 6 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 9.7 |
| 7 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 8 | Davis Martin | pi sp | White Sox | 9.7 |
| 9 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 9.0 |
| 10 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 9.0 |
Also Saturday, Angels pitcher José Soriano rises to lead American League pitchers in 2026 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Player of the Day honors. He rises to fifth place overall.
Player of the Day: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers
Yamamoto struck out seven over 8 1/3 innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 7-1 win over the White Sox.
Yamamoto carried a perfect game into the eighth-inning until a fielding error broke it up and held a no-hitter until allowing a ninth-inning home run to Tristan Peters.
Yamamoto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 15th among all players and eighth among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: José Soriano, Angels
Soriano struck out five over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 8-0 win over the Rays.
Soriano earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as AL Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, fifth overall and first among AL pitchers, passing previous leader Gavin Williams of the Guardians. Soriano is one of four AL pitchers with 9.7 points but leads the pack on a tiebreaker with the most 2025 Box-Toppers points (12.7), vs. Williams (11.7), Cam Schlittler of the Yankees (7.4) and Davis Martin of the White Sox (3.0).
Saturday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Soroka posts Saturday’s 2nd-best game score, but fail to win top player honors in D-backs loss
NL Batter of the Day: J.T. Realmuto, Phillies
Realmuto hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-8 win over the Brewers.
Realmuto has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2026. He earned his first points in 2015 with the Marlins and now has 55.2 career Box-Toppers points, second among all active catchers, behind Salvador Perez of the Royals (60.2). Realmuto ranks 12th among all catchers in career points since 1995.
His best season was 2021 with the Phillies when he had 7.2 Box-Toppers points, first among NL catchers. He led NL catchers in five out of six seasons from 2019 to 2024, including four straight seasons (2019-2022). He had 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025.
AL Batter of the Day
None. No AL batter won Player of the Game honors in Saturday's 15 completed games.
Debut
Samad Taylor of the Padres made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Taylor (HR 3-5 R 3BI in the 9-3 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut June 17, 2023, and was playing in his 45th career game.
Scoring
Yamamoto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Soriano earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Realmuto earns 1.5 points as NL 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 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).| 6/13 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.1 | LAD 7, CHW 1 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (W, 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| AL | +5.0 | LAA 8, TB 0 | José Soriano (W, 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | PHI 9, MIL 8 | J.T. Realmuto C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 9, MIN 6 | Iván Herrera DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 3, TOR 1 | David Bednar (S, 14) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | `PIT 3, MIA 2 | Bubba Chandler | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 8, SEA 3 | CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ATH 7, COL 5 | Elvis Alvarado (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | `CIN 2, ARI 1 | Rhett Lowder | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +2.1 | ATL 3, NYM 1 | Martín Pérez (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | SD 9, BAL 3 | Samad Taylor LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 6, TEX 3 | Garrett Whitlock (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 8, KC 7 | Bryan King (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.1 | CLE 3, DET 1 | Cade Smith (S, 23) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 6, SF 1 | Pete Crow‑Armstrong CF | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 9.7 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 | -3.0 |
| Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.7 | 25.4 | 31.8 | 31.8 | -10.0 |
| Smith, Cade 5066 | pi cp | cle al | 5.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -1.0 |
| Abrams, CJ 4688 | ss | dc nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +2.0 |
| Bednar, David 4499 | pi cp | nyy al | 3.0 | 10.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | -4.0 |
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.0 | 4.7 | 25.2 | 44.9 | +1.3 |
| Crow-Armstrong, Pete 5073 | cf | chi nl | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | -7.5 |
| Herrera, Ivan 4954 | dh | stl nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -4.0 |
| Chandler, Bubba 5269 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| Lowder, Rhett 5107 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Alvarado, Elvis 5381 | pi cp | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 24.7 | 55.2 | 0.0 |
| Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | pi mr | bos al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -3.0 |
| King, Bryan 5189 | pi mr cp | hou al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Taylor, Samad 5385 | lf | sd nl | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 9.0 | 30.1 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| WSH | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 30.8 | 48.2 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| TOR | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 30.8 | 105.4 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 65.5 | 77.2 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| KC | Kolek, Stephen 5046 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| LAD | Sheehan, Emmet 4886 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| CHW | Hudson, Bryan 4957 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 13.7 | 29.1 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| MIL | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| COL | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 35.1 | 35.1 |
| CHC | Rolison, Ryan 5349 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 59.6 | 62.3 |
| TB | Legumina, Casey 5226 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 5.7 | 20.1 | 62.9 | 102.4 |
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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