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Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Thursday include Bryce Harper of the Phillies and Jeff McNeil of the Athletics.
Player of the Day: Tatsuya Imai, Astros
Imai struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Tigers.
Imai earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 47th among all players and 20th among American League pitchers.
Imai recorded a +13.0 Box-Toppers game score Thursday, just beating the +12.2 game score by Rays pitcher Ian Seymour for overall Player of the Day honors. Seymour pitched 6 2/3 innings without allowing a hit (6.2IP 0H BB 7K W in the 13-2 win over the Royals) and Rays pitchers were en route to a combined no-hitter until closer Craig Kimbrel gave up a ninth-inning, two-run home run to Carter Jensen, the Royals’ only hit.
NL Player of the Day: Bryce Harper, Phillies
Harper hit a go-ahead, ninth-inning home run and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-5 win over the Nationals.
Harper earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 114th among all players and 21st among NL batters.
Thursday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Tigers’ Melton has best B‑T game score among Thursday’s non-Player of the Game winners
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Thursday, June 25.| 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 |
AL Batter of the Day: Jeff McNeil, Athletics
McNeil went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 9-6 win over the Mariners.
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Bryce Harper.
Scoring
Imai earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Harper earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
McNeil earns 1.5 points as their AL Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’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).| 6/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | HOU 2, DET 1 | Tatsuya Imai (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +12.2 | TB 13, KC 2 | Ian Seymour (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | BOS 6, NYY 3 | Connelly Early (W, 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| NL | +4.0 | PHI 10, WSH 5 | Bryce Harper 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | PIT 5, SEA 1 | Henry Davis C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | ATH 9, SF 6 | Jeff McNeil 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | TEX 6, TOR 5 | Joc Pederson DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 4, NYM 3 (F/10) | Matt Shaw PR‑RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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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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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imai, Tatsua 5307 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Early, Connelly 5282 | pi sp | bos al | 5.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +3.3 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | 1b | phi nl | 3.7 | 5.7 | 28.9 | 80.3 | +1.7 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | dh ph | tex al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 25.2 | 42.4 | +2.5 |
| Seymour, Ian 5265 | pi sp mr | tb al | 2.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| Shaw, Matt 5262 | rf 3b pr | chi nl | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| McNeil, Jeff 4050 | 2b | oak al | 1.5 | 4.0 | 11.5 | 16.5 | -1.0 |
| Davis, Henry 4973 | ca | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 9.0 | 30.1 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| WSH | Alvarez, Andrew 5274 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 28.7 | 29.7 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 5.7 | 20.1 | 62.9 | 102.4 |
| TOR | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 30.8 | 105.4 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 65.5 | 77.2 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| BOS | Tolle, Payton 5348 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 8.0 | 28.1 | 99.7 | 133.1 |
| NYM | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 2.7 | 18.8 | 64.6 | 100.4 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| KC | Kolek, Stephen 5046 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| CHW | Sandlin, David 5368 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 23.1 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| COL | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| LAA | Ureña, Walbert 5350 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAD | Sasaki, Roki 5358 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 23.2 | 44.0 |
| SF | McDonald, Trevor 5297 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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