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Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning his eighth Player of the Game honor of 2026, his third as a batter.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Tigers pitcher Enmanuel De Jesus, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Spencer Steer of the Reds, Heriberto Hernández of the Marlins and Joc Pederson of the Rangers.
Player of the Day: Kyle Harrison, Brewers
Harrison struck out 12 over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 8-3 win over the Giants.
Harrison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, seventh among all players and sixth among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Enmanuel De Jesus, Tigers
De Jesus struck out four over four scoreless and hitless innings, walking none, closing out the game and earning the save, in the 8-0 win over the Rays.
De Jesus earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 48th among AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Spencer Steer, Reds
Steer hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Royals.
AL Batter of the Day: Joc Pederson, Rangers
Pederson hit two doubles and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 7-4 win over the Cardinals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, June 2.| 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 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 9.7 |
| 6 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 9.0 |
| 7 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 9.0 |
| 8 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 9 | Davis Martin | pi sp | White Sox | 8.7 |
| 10 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.4 |
Rankings: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
Ohtani rises from seventh to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after winning Player of the Game honors Tuesday, increasing his Box-Toppers points lead among NL batters.
Ohtani (3B 2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season.
This was Ohtani’s eighth Player of the Game honor of 2026 and his third as a designated hitter; the other five have come as a starting pitcher. Because he has more than 25 percent of his Player of the Game honors as a batter (37.5 percent) and a pitcher (62.5 percent), he qualifies to rank at both positions with his full 9.7 Box-Toppers point total.
As a result, he ranks fourth among NL pitchers and first among NL batters, ahead of Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks (5.5 points). However, separately, his 6.7 points as a pitcher would rank ninth among NL pitchers and his 3.0 points as a designated hitter would rank 18th among NL batters.
In addition, Ohtani becomes the 98th player to reach 100 career Box-Toppers points since player tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Tuesday, Ohtani now has 100.9 career points, 92nd among all players since 1995, passing six players on the “all-time” career points list: Larry Walker (100.1), Jeff Bagwell (100.4), Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo (100.4), Paul Konerko (100.7), Matt Cain (100.7) and Matt Holliday (100.8). Ohtani now trails 92nd-ranked player Jason Schmidt (101.2).
Ohtani ranks 15th among active, signed players in career points, seventh among active NL pitchers and first among active NL batters, ahead of teammate Freddie Freeman (96.9).
Ohtani is the first active batter with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points since Miguel Cabrera retired at the end of 2022 with 159.4 career points, currently 21st among all players since 1995, fourth among all batters since 1995.
However, it should be noted that while Ohtani qualifies to rank among batters, he’s earned most of his career points as a pitcher—54.2 vs. 46.7 earned as a batter.
Notable: Aaron Nola, Phillies
Nola now has 125.5 career Box-Toppers points—49th-most among all players since 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Nola (5IP 4H 2R 0BB 8K ND in the 3-2 win over the Padres), with his 1.0 point Tuesday, passes Corey Kluber (125.1) on the “all-time” career points list and now trails 48th-ranked player Mariano Rivera (126.4).
Nola ranks ninth among active, signed players in career points and fourth among active National League pitchers.
Nola now has 4.7 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 19th among NL pitchers.
Also notable: Heriberto Hernández, Marlins
Hernández earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second straight day Tuesday (2HR 2-5 2R 3BI in the 7-3 win over the Nationals). He was also Player of the Game in Monday’s 7-3 win over the Nationals (HR 1-2 R 2BI).
Hernández earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point in each of the past two days and now has 3.0 points in 2026, 22nd among NL batters.
Debut
Athletics pitcher Gage Jump made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Jump (7IP 3H R BB 5K W in the 2-1 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut May 26 and was playing in his second career game.
Scoring
Harrison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
De Jesus earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Steer and Pederson 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).| 6/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.2 | MIL 8, SF 3 | Kyle Harrison (W, 7‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| AL | +8.0 | DET 8, TB 0 | Enmanuel De Jesus (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | ATH 2, CHC 1 | Gage Jump (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | `PHI 3, SD 2 | Aaron Nola | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | `PIT 10, HOU 6 | Wilber Dotel (H, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | MIN 6, CHW 4 | Yoendrys Gómez (S, 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CIN 4, KC 3 (F/10) | Spencer Steer LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BAL 4, BOS 2 | Shane Baz (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +2.1 | SEA 8, NYM 3 | Logan Gilbert (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 7, WSH 3 | Heriberto Hernández DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TEX 7, STL 4 | Joc Pederson DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | LAD 6, ARI 5 | Shohei Ohtani DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 4, TOR 3 | Ozzie Albies 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 8, LAA 2 | Edouard Julien 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 9, NYY 4 | Colin Holderman (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | lad nl | 9.7 | 15.2 | 86.4 | 100.9 | +4.2 |
| Harrison, Kyle 4914 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.0 | 11.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | +7.0 |
| Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.7 | 10.4 | 62.5 | 125.5 | -1.0 |
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 | 17.1 | 64.6 | 64.6 | -9.1 |
| Steer, Spencer 4726 | lf 1b | cin nl | 3.5 | 8.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | -1.5 |
| Baz, Shane 4560 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 13.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 | -7.7 |
| Hernandez, Heriberto 5246 | lf ph | fla nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Dotel, Wilber 5367 | pi mr | pit nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| De Jesus, Enmnanuel 5351 | pi mr cp | det al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Albies, Ozzie 3953 | 2b | atl nl | 2.5 | 5.5 | 19.0 | 28.5 | -0.5 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | dh ph | tex al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 24.2 | 41.4 | +1.5 |
| Julien, Edouard 4822 | 2b 1b | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Gómez, Yoendrys 5249 | pi cp sp | min al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Holderman, Colin 4706 | pi mr | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Jump, Gage 5372 | pi sp | oak al | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| WSH | Alvarez, Andrew 5274 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DET | Melton, Troy 5231 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 26.2 | 30.9 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 53.5 | 53.5 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 10.7 | 26.1 | 41.5 | 41.5 |
| BAL | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 60.5 | 79.6 |
| BOS | Tolle, Payton 5348 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 66.5 | 167.0 |
| KC | Kolek, Stephen 5046 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase 5301 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| TOR | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 30.8 | 105.4 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 57.6 | 60.3 |
| MIL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 33.4 | 33.4 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 35.1 | 35.1 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 23.1 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 9.0 | 30.1 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| COL | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 33.2 |
| LAA | Ureña, Walbert 5350 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 8.7 | 14.2 | 85.4 | 99.9 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 65.5 | 77.2 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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