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Mets pitcher Nolan McLean is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Wednesday include Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish, Kyle Stowers of the Marlins, Cody Bellinger of the Yankees and Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks.
Player of the Day: Nolan McLean, Mets
McLean struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run , three hits and one walk, in the 9-1 win over the Reds.
McLean earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 69th among all players and 27th among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Kyle Bradish, Orioles
Bradish struck out 12 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 5-3 win over the Mariners.
Bradish earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season, 37th among AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Kyle Stowers, Marlins
Stowers hit two home runs, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 12-4 win over the Phillies.
AL Batter of the Day: Cody Bellinger, Yankees
Bellinger homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 10-5 win over the White Sox.
Bellinger earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as AL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, seventh among AL batters.
Notable: Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks
Carroll has the most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Wednesday’s Player of the Game winners.
Carroll hit a grand slam and went 1-for-5, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 8-1 win over the Angels. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.5 for the season, 61st among all players and eighth among NL batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Wednesday, June 17.| 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 |
Debut
Royals pitcher Luinder Avila made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Avila (5.2IP 3H R BB 5K W in the 6-2 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut Aug. 13, 2025, and was playing in his 27th career game.
Scoring
McLean earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Bradish earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Stowers and Bellinger each earn 1.5 points as their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Wednesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Ohtani fails to win Player of the Game honors despite pitching Dodgers to win vs. White Sox
NOTE: One of the games completed Wednesday, between the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves (in which Robbie Ray was Player of the Game), was suspended Tuesday and finished Wednesday. Most baseball statisticians retroactively apply stats from suspended games to the day they began. However, because Box-Toppers posts a definitive daily scorecard, Tuesday’s statistics are already locked and published. Therefore, Box-Toppers awards points for these games on the day they are actually completed—in this case, Wednesday.
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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).| 6/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | NYM 9, CIN 1 | Nolan McLean (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| AL | +10.2 | BAL 5, SEA 3 | Kyle Bradish (W, 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| +10.1 | SF 7, ATL 2 | Robbie Ray (W, 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +8.1 | MIL 9, CLE 4 | Chad Patrick (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +8.0 | HOU 4, DET 2 | Peter Lambert (W, 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | MIA 12, PHI 4 | Kyle Stowers 1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PIT 12, ATH 4 | Ryan O’Hearn RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.2 | KC 6, WSH 2 | Luinder Avila (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | SF 7, ATL 5 | Luis Arraez 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 3, BOS 0 | Louis Varland (S, 14) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | NYY 10, CHW 5 | Cody Bellinger CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | SD 6, STL 1 | Jackson Merrill CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | ARI 8, LAA 1 | Corbin Carroll RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 8, COL 6 | Matt Shaw RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 5, TB 4 | Freddie Freeman 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 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 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).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’26 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll, Corbin 4818 | rf | ari nl | 4.5 | 9.7 | 16.2 | 16.2 | -0.7 |
| McLean, Nolan 5255 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -3.7 |
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | lf cf | nyy al | 4.0 | 9.9 | 21.6 | 42.5 | -1.9 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp mr | sf nl | 3.7 | 13.1 | 48.9 | 93.0 | -5.7 |
| Bradish, Kyle 4597 | pi sp | bal al | 3.4 | 4.4 | 29.4 | 29.4 | +2.4 |
| Patrick, Chad 5131 | pi mr cp sp | mil nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Varland, Louis 4758 | pi cp | tor al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
| Lambert, Peter 4155 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | +3.0 |
| Stowers, Kyle 5019 | lf | fla nl | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -4.5 |
| O’Hearn, Ryan 4043 | rf 1b dh | pit nl | 2.5 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 20.5 | -2.0 |
| Merrill, Jackson 4977 | cf | sd nl | 2.5 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -0.5 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 2.0 | 6.5 | 35.0 | 97.9 | -2.5 |
| Shaw, Matt 5262 | rf 3b | chi nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Arraez, Luis 4219 | 2b 1b | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 20.2 | 22.7 | +1.0 |
| Avila, Luinder 5387 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | Yesavage, Trey 5287 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 61.3 | 130.3 |
| CLE | Messick Parker 5266 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| MIL | Drohan, Shane 5359 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 52.5 | 52.5 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| BAL | Baz, Shane 4560 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 8.4 | 26.4 | 46.8 | 46.8 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 71.3 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 62.5 | 125.5 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| NYY | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| SF | Roupp, Landen 5079 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| ATL | Perez, Martin 3213 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 25.2 | 44.9 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 9.7 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| ATH | Jump, Gage 5372 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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