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Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, climbing to third place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Wednesday, June 24.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 13.7 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 13.0 |
| 3 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 12.4 |
| 4 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 5 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 11.7 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 10.4 |
| 7 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 10.4 |
| 8 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 10.0 |
| 9 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 9.7 |
| 10 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 9.7 |
Also Wednesday, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani earned Player of the Game honors. Despite the win, Ohtani slipped from fourth to fifth place overall after being overtaken by Player of the Day Ashcraft.
Other top players Wednesday include Dansby Swanson of the Cubs, Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee and Paul Goldschmidt of the Yankees.
Player of the Day: Braxton Ashcraft, Pirates
Ashcraft struck out 10 over six innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 11-1 win over the Mariners.
Ashcraft earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.4 for the season, rising from seventh to third place overall, behind Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez (13.7 points) and Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (13.0 points). Ashcraft also ranks third among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Tanner Bibee, Guardians
Bibee struck out three over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the White Sox. Bibee did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the White Sox tied the game after he exited.
Bibee earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 26th among AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Dansby Swanson, Cubs
Swanson hit two home runs, including a three-run home run and a grand slam, in the 10-3 win over the Mets. Swanson went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in seven runs.
Swanson earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, 50th among all players and ninth among NL batters.
Career Box-Toppers points—active batters 1—Shohei Ohtani #Dodgers 102.9* 2—Freddie Freeman #Dodgers 97.9 3—Paul Goldschmidt #Yankees 89.5† 4—Mike Trout #Angels 88.2 5—Giancarlo Stanton #Yankees 82.9 6—Christian Yelich #Brewers 80.1 *Ohtani: 56.2 pitching/46.7 batting †Earned 1.5 B-T pts Wednesday
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) 9:02 AM · Jun 25, 2026
AL Batter of the Day: Paul Goldschmidt, Yankees
Goldschmidt hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 4-2 win over the Tigers.
Goldschmidt earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as AL Batter of the Day and rises to first place among active AL batters in career Box-Toppers points with 89.5, passing Mike Trout of the Angels (88.2). Goldschmidt now ranks third among all active batters behind Dodgers duo Shohei Ohtani (102.9) and Freddie Freeman (97.9). He ranks second among active full-time batters behind Freeman, as Ohtani has earned more than half his career points as a pitcher.
This was Goldschmidt’s first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor in more than two years. He last earned Player of the Game honors June 13, 2024, with the Cardinals, finishing that season with 1.0 point and earned no points in 2025 with the Yankees. He played in 154 games in 2024 and 146 games in 2025. Goldschmidt’s best season was 2013 with the Diamondbacks when he had 13.7 points, first among NL batters.
Rankings: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
Although Ohtani won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Wednesday, he slips in overall season player rankings from fourth to fifth place after he was passed by Player of the Day Braxton Ashcraft.
Ohtani (6IP 5H 3R 2ER 2BB 8K W in the 4-3 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season.
This was Ohtani’s 10th Player of the Game honor of 2026 and his seventh as a starting pitcher; the other three have come as a designated hitter. Because he has more than 25 percent of his Player of the Game honors as a batter (30 percent) and a pitcher (70 percent), he qualifies to rank at both positions with his full 11.7 Box-Toppers point total.
As a result, he ranks fourth among NL pitchers and first among NL batters, ahead of Sal Stewart of the Reds (7.0 points). However, separately, his 8.7 points as a pitcher would rank seventh among NL pitchers and his 3.0 points as a designated hitter would rank 32nd among NL batters.
Ohtani now has 102.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 86th place among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Wednesday, he passes three players on the “all-time” career points list—Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2), Miguel Tejada (102.3) and Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (102.4). (Griffey would have an estimated 140 career points if his entire career from 1989 were tracked.) Ohtani now trails 85th-ranked player Jamie Moyer (104.0). (Moyer would have an estimated 128 career points if his entire career from 1989 were tracked.)
Passing Eovaldi, Ohtani now ranks 14th among active, signed players in career points, seventh among active NL pitchers and first among active NL batters, ahead of teammate Freddie Freeman (97.9).
Ohtani has earned more of his 102.9 career points as a pitcher (56.2, 54.6%) than as a batter (46.7, 45.4%).
Ohtani also served as a designated hitter Wednesday, separately recording a -1.0 Box-Toppers game score (2-5 R BI).
Wednesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Jump posts day’s highest B‑T game score but fails to win Player of the Game in Athletics’ loss
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Pedro Ramírez of the Cubs (2B 3-5 4R 2BI in the 10-5 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut May 23 and was playing in his 19th career game.
LuJames Groover of the Diamondbacks (HR 1-3 2R 2BI in the 9-4 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut June 5 and was playing in his 13th career game.
Scoring
Ashcraft earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Bibee earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Swanson and Goldschmidt 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.
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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).| 6/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | PIT 11, SEA 1 | Braxton Ashcraft (W, 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | CHC 10, NYM 3 | Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.2 | `SF 2, ATH 1 | Tyler Mahle | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| AL | +5.0 | `CLE 4, CHW 3 (F/10) | Tanner Bibee | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| +4.0 | CHC 10, NYM 5 | Pedro Ramírez DH | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 6, CIN 5 | William Contreras C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | COL 8, BOS 6 | Antonio Senzatela (W, 8‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | PHI 5, WSH 4 | Jhoan Duran (S, 19) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `HOU 3, TOR 1 | Mike Burrows | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 4, TEX 2 | Otto Lopez SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SD 5, ATL 2 | Ty France 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TB 5, KC 3 | Griffin Jax (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | NYY 4, DET 2 | Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | ARI 9, STL 4 | LuJames Groover 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 4, MIN 3 | Shohei Ohtani (W, 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +1.0 | LAA 7, BAL 6 (F/10) | Wade Meckler RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.4 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | +7.7 |
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | lad nl | 11.7 | 17.2 | 88.4 | 102.9 | +6.2 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | chi nl | 5.5 | 9.5 | 29.7 | 44.2 | +1.5 |
| Meckler, Wade 5365 | lf | ana al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Bibee, Tanner 4792 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 | 11.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 | -2.3 |
| Contreras, William 4717 | ca | mil nl | 4.7 | 8.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | +0.7 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.4 | 10.1 | 30.5 | 42.5 | -1.3 |
| Duran, Jhoan 4622 | pi cp | phi nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | pi cp | col nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 19.0 | +2.0 |
| Jax, Griffin 4478 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +3.0 |
| France, Ty 4243 | 1b 3b | sd nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | +2.0 |
| Lopez, Otto 5021 | ss | fla nl | 2.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | -1.5 |
| Burrows, Mike 5196 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | nyy al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 27.2 | 89.5 | +1.5 |
| Groover, LuJames 5393 | 1b | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Ramírez, Pedro 5392 | dh | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 |
| TB | Legumina, Casey 5226 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 35.1 | 35.1 |
| SF | Roupp, Landen 5079 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| HOU | Imai, Tatsua 5307 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| DET | Melton, Troy 5231 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 13.7 | 29.1 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 33.4 | 33.4 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 73.2 | 116.2 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 43.5 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| NYY | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | 11.7 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 65.5 | 77.2 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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