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Tigers pitcher Casey Mize is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers climbs to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors as a batter.
Other top players Monday include Cole Young of the Mariners and Endy Rodríguez of the Pirates.
Player of the Day: Casey Mize, Tigers
Mize struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 7-3 win over the Yankees.
Mize allowed only one baserunner, giving up a third-inning double to Spencer Jones, and retired the final 15 Yankees batters he faced, throwing 88 total pitches.
Mize earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 94th among all players and 39th among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Endy Rodríguez, Pirates
Rodríguez hit a three-run home run and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 11-7 win over the Phillies.
Rodríguez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 77th among NL batters.
AL Batter of the Day: Cole Young, Mariners
Young hit two home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-2 win over the Angels.
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 Endy Rodríguez.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, June 29.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 14.0 |
| 2 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 13.7 |
| 3 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 12.7 |
| 4 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 12.4 |
| 5 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 10.4 |
| 7 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 10.4 |
| 8 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 10.0 |
| 9 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 10.0 |
| 10 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 9.7 |
Rankings: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
Ohtani climbs from fifth to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Ohtani (HR 2-5 R 3BI in the 9-4 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season. He trails Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (14.0 points) and Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez (13.7 points).
This was Ohtani’s 11th Player of the Game honor of 2026 and his fourth as a designated hitter; the other seven have come as a starting pitcher. Because he has more than 25 percent of his Player of the Game honors as a batter (36.4 percent) and a pitcher (63.6 percent), he qualifies to rank at both positions with his full 12.7 Box-Toppers point total.
Monday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Neither Ashcraft nor Nola wins top player honors in Monday’s top B‑T pitching matchup
As a result, he ranks third among NL pitchers (behind Misiorowski and Sánchez) and extends his lead among NL batters, ahead of Sal Stewart of the Reds (7.0 points). However, separately, his 8.7 points as a pitcher would rank ninth among NL pitchers and his 4.0 points as a designated hitter would rank 17th among NL batters.
Ohtani now has 103.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 86th place among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Monday, he passes Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (103.4) on the “all-time” career points list. 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 103.9 career points as a pitcher (56.2, 54.1%) than as a batter (47.7, 45.9%).
Scoring
Mize earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Rodríguez earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Young 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.
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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).| 6/29 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | DET 7, NYY 3 | Casey Mize (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +7.0 | MIN 5, HOU 4 | Zebby Matthews (W, 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | SEA 6, LAA 2 | Cole Young 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.2 | TOR 2, NYM 1 | Trey Yesavage (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| NL | +4.0 | PIT 11, PHI 7 | Endy Rodríguez C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIA 10, COL 7 | Griffin Conine PH‑DH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | CHW 8, BAL 2 | Grant Taylor (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 5, SF 4 | Nolan Arenado 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 6, WSH 3 | Willson Contreras 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 6, CLE 3 | Jacob Latz (S, 17) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 5, CIN 3 | Trevor Megill (S, 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 9, ATH 4 | Shohei Ohtani DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 3, SD 2 | Seiya Suzuki DH | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | lad nl | 12.7 | 18.2 | 89.4 | 103.9 | +7.2 |
| Latz, Jacob 5204 | pi cp | tex al | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| Yesavage, Trey 5287 | pi sp | tor al | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +3.7 |
| Mize, Casey 4377 | pi sp | det al | 4.0 | 11.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 | -3.0 |
| Suzuki, Seiya 4924 | rf dh | chi nl | 3.5 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | -6.0 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | 1b | bos al | 3.5 | 9.2 | 26.2 | 40.7 | -2.2 |
| Conine, Griffin 5304 | rf lf dh ph | fla nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Young, Cole 5336 | 2b | sea al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Matthews, Zebby 5186 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -1.3 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | ari nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 24.5 | 69.4 | +1.5 |
| Megill, Trevor 4531 | pi cp | mil nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -1.0 |
| Taylor, Grant 5207 | pi cp mr | chi al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Rodriguez, Endy 4887 | ca | pit nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +1.7 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 28.9 | 33.6 |
| BAL | Gibson, Trey* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 13.7 | 29.1 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 8.7 | 19.7 | 54.5 | 159.9 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 3.0 | 25.1 | 76.3 | 76.3 |
| NYY | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | 11.7 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| NYM | McLean, Nolan 5255 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 73.2 | 116.2 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| ATL | Perez, Martin 3213 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 26.2 | 45.9 |
| CIN | Lowder, Rhett 5107 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIL | Sproat, Brandon 5324 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TB | Jax, Griffin 4478 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| SD | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 43.5 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 53.5 | 53.5 |
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| COL | Gordon, Tanner 5230 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 9.7 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 10.4 | 28.4 | 48.8 | 48.8 |
| LAD | Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 35.1 | 35.1 |
| SF | Roupp, Landen 5079 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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