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Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease entered the top 10 of Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other top players Tuesday include Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski, Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates, Nasim Nuñez of the Nationals and Kody Clemens of the Twins.
Player of the Day: Logan Gilbert, Mariners
Gilbert struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Orioles.
Gilbert earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 19th among all players and ninth among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Justin Wrobleski, Dodgers
Wrobleski struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Rays.
Wrobleski earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, giving him 6.4 for the season, 13th among NL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Bryan Reynolds, Pirates
Reynolds hit two home runs crand went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 6-5 win over the Athletics.
AL Batter of the Day: Kody Clemens, Twins
Clemens hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-2 win over the Rangers.
Clemens earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as AL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, fourth among AL batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, June 16.| 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 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 10.0 |
| 6 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 9.7 |
| 7 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 9.7 |
| 8 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 9 | Davis Martin | pi sp | White Sox | 9.7 |
| 10 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 9.4 |
Rankings: Dylan Cease, Blue Jays
Cease rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Cease (5IP 4H 0R 4BB 7K W in the 6-1 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.4 for the season. He ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
His rise to 10th place pushes Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (9.0 points) from the top 10 list, moving him to 11th overall. Skenes led all players from May 12 to May 20, but has not earned Player of the Game honors since May 12, starting in six straight Pirates’ losses, despite his own generally good pitching performances. Twice in those six losses, Skenes posted the highest Box-Toppers game score of the day among players who did not win Player of the Game honors—May 28 and June 14
Tuesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ White Sox’ Martin, 9th in 2026 B‑T points, records Tuesday’s lowest game score
Notable: Nasim Nuñez, Nationals
Nuñez earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second straight day Tuesday.
Nuñez (2-3B 2-2 3R BI in the 6-4 win over the Royals) was also Player of the Game in Monday’s 7-3 win over the Royals (HR 2-2 2R 0BI). He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point each day and now has 3.0 in 2026.
Debut
Rockies relief pitcher Blas Castaño made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Castaño (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 5-2 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut May 28, 2025, and was playing in his 11th career game.
Scoring
Gilbert earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Wrobleski earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Reynolds and Clemens each earn 1.5 points as their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’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).| 6/16 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | SEA 3, BAL 1 | Logan Gilbert (W, 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| NL | +8.0 | LAD 1, TB 0 | Justin Wrobleski (W, 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +7.0 | LAA 7, ARI 0 | Reid Detmers (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +6.2 | `MIL 2, CLE 1 | Robert Gasser | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | PIT 6, ATH 5 | Bryan Reynolds LF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PHI 8, MIA 2 | Jesús Luzardo (W, 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +5.0 | STL 3, SD 2 | Andre Pallante (W, 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | NYY 12, CHW 2 | Ryan Yarbrough (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.2 | `HOU 4, DET 2 | Hunter Brown | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | CIN 5, NYM 3 | Sal Stewart 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | WSH 6, KC 4 | Nasim Nuñez 2B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 6, BOS 1 | Dylan Cease (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIN 12, TEX 2 | Kody Clemens RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.1 | COL 5, CHC 2 | Blas Castaño (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | tor al | 9.4 | 18.1 | 84.0 | 86.0 | +0.7 |
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | phi nl | 9.0 | 26.4 | 57.6 | 62.3 | -8.4 |
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 7.0 | 20.1 | 67.6 | 67.6 | -6.1 |
| Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.4 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | +0.4 |
| Pallante, Andre 4656 | pi sp | stl nl | 6.0 | 11.7 | 22.4 | 22.4 | +0.3 |
| Stewart, Sal 5288 | 1b | cin nl | 6.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +3.5 |
| Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp mr | ana al | 5.0 | 9.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 | +1.0 |
| Clemens, Kody 4679 | 1b rf | min al | 4.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| Nuñez, Nasim 5278 | 2b | dc nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | lf | pit nl | 2.5 | 6.0 | 31.2 | 37.2 | -1.0 |
| Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 15.4 | 38.5 | 38.5 | -11.4 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi cp sp | nyy al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 23.4 | 45.8 | -3.0 |
| Gasser, Robert 4998 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +1.0 |
| Castaño, Blas 5386 | pi mr | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 24.1 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| NYM | McLean, Nolan 5255 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| KC | Avila, Luinder* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Littell, Zack 4533 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 5.7 | 13.7 | 51.5 | 60.9 |
| PHI | Painter, Andrew 5302 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| HOU | Lambert, Peter 4155 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| SD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Leahy, Kyle 5001 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 10.7 | 16.2 | 87.4 | 101.9 |
| LAA | Aldegheri, Samuel 5103 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 31.7 | 75.9 |
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 56.5 | 257.7 |
| BOS | Bennett, Jake* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 1.7 | 15.4 | 60.6 | 85.7 |
| SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Ritchie, J.R.* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| MIL | Sproat, Brandon 5324 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| COL | Sullivan, Sean* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier 4899 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 53.5 | 53.5 |
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| ATH | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 35.8 | 41.5 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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