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Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Dillon Dingler of the Tigers and Christian Yelich of the Brewers.
Player of the Day: Jacob deGrom, Rangers
deGrom struck out eight over five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Cardinals.
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 11th among all players and sixth among American League pitchers.
deGrom also now has 158.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 22nd place among all players since tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Monday, he passes Tim Hudson (157.0) on the “all-time” career points list and now trails 21st-ranked Miguel Cabrera (159.4).
deGrom ranks fifth among active, signed players in career points, fourth among active AL pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Christian Yelich, Brewers
Yelich went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 16-2 win over the Giants.
Yelich earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 67th among all players and 11th among NL batters.
His 81.8 career points is third among active NL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers (99.9) and Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers (96.9). (Ohtani earned 45.7 of his career points as a batter, with the remaining 54.2 earned as a pitcher.)
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, June 1.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 10.7 |
| 2 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 3 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 10.0 |
| 4 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 9.7 |
| 5 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 9.0 |
| 6 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 7 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 8.7 |
| 8 | Davis Martin | pi sp | White Sox | 8.7 |
| 9 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.4 |
| 10 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 8.0 |
AL Batter of the Day: Dillon Dingler, Tigers
Dingler hit two home runs, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in four runs, in the 10-9 win over the Rays.
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Christian Yelich.
Scoring
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Yelich earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Dingler earns 1.5 points as AL Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers
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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Career Box-Toppers points—active players 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 257.7 2—Justin Verlander #Tigers 250.0 3—Chris Sale #Braves 190.5 4—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 167.0 5—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 158.9* 6—Yu Darvish #Padres 144.4 7—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 130.1 *Earns 2.0 B-T pts Monday
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) 6:37 AM · Jun 2, 2026
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).| 6/1 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | TEX 2, STL 1 | Jacob deGrom (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | DET 10, TB 9 | Dillon Dingler C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | `SEA 3, NYM 2 (F/10) | Emerson Hancock | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | KC 9, CIN 2 | Lane Thomas RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIN 9, CHW 6 | Tristan Gray SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| NL | +3.0 | MIL 16, SF 2 | Christian Yelich DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ARI 4, LAD 1 | Taylor Clarke (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 7, WSH 3 | Heriberto Hernández PH‑LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | COL 9, LAA 8 | Jake McCarthy CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 | 18.7 | 53.5 | 158.9 | -3.3 |
| Hancock, Emerson 4985 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +1.3 |
| Yelich, Christian 3334 | dh ph | mil nl | 3.7 | 14.9 | 36.6 | 81.8 | -7.5 |
| McCarthy, Jake 4621 | cf rf | col nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +3.5 |
| Gray, Tristan 5305 | ss 3b | min al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Dingler, Dillon 5081 | ca | det al | 2.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Thomas, Lane 4623 | cf rf | kc al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | +1.0 |
| Clarke, Taylor 4199 | pi cp mr | ari nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Hernandez, Heriberto 5246 | lf ph | fla nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 32.4 | 66.7 |
| TB | Matz, Steven 3516 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 22.1 | 54.4 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 61.5 | 124.5 |
| BAL | Baz, Shane 4560 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| MIA | Bachar, Lake 5155 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| WSH | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 47.2 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| NYY | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | 8.7 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 73.2 | 116.2 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| MIN | Prielipp, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | McDonald, Trevor 5297 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| MIL | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 5.7 | 20.1 | 62.9 | 102.4 |
| STL | May, Dustin 4214 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 19.4 |
| ATH | Jump, Gage* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 44.2 | 70.6 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| COL | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| LAA | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| LAD | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 28.4 | 41.8 |
| ARI | Soroka, Michael 3956 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 21.4 |
| NYM | Tong, Jonah 5291 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 3.0 | 16.1 | 63.6 | 63.6 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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