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Yankees pitcher Max Fried, making his return after two months on the injured list, is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli, James McCann of the Diamondbacks and Trevor Larnach of the Twins.
Player of the Day: Max Fried, Yankees
Fried struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Pirates. Fried did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Fried has been out since May 14 with a bone bruise in his throwing elbow. When he last earned Player of the Game honors April 27, he led season player rankings with 7.0 Box-Toppers points. Fried threw 57 pitches in his return.
He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, which is now 23rd among all players and 12th among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Cade Cavalli, Nationals
Cavalli struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 8-0 win over the Rockies.
Cavalli earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 39th among NL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: James McCann, Diamondbacks
McCann homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 15-5 win over the Athletics.
AL Batter of the Day: Trevor Larnach, Twins
Larnach homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-6 win over the Guardians.
Wednesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Pirates’ Chandler posts highest game score among day’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 Wednesday, July 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 16.0 |
| 2 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 14.7 |
| 3 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 14.4 |
| 4 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 14.0 |
| 5 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 13.7 |
| 6 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 13.7 |
| 7 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 13.4 |
| 8 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 13.0 |
| 9 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
| 10 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 11.4 |
Debut
Caleb Durbin of the Red Sox made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Durbin (2-4 2R 2BI in the 6-3 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut April 18, 2025, and was playing in his 229th career game.
Scoring
Fried earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Cavalli earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
McCann and Larnach 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 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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Carlos Carrasco, 39, signs to play in Korea after being designated for assignment by #Braves. His 114.2 career Box-Toppers points were 11th among active players, 5th among active NL pitchers, but he earned just 4.4 pts in past 4 seasons & 0.0 in 2026.
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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).| 7/22 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | `NYY 2, PIT 0 | Max Fried | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +8.1 | DET 5, CHC 1 | Keider Montero (W, 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| NL | +8.0 | WSH 8, COL 0 | Cade Cavalli (W, 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | `CHW 4, TEX 2 | Grant Taylor (H, 6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | `PIT 5, NYY 3 (F/10) | Mitch Keller | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | TB 4, TOR 2 | Griffin Jax (W, 6‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | STL 1, LAA 0 | Hunter Dobbins (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | MIL 4, NYM 3 | Logan Henderson (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | ARI 15, ATH 5 | James McCann C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | LAD 9, PHI 5 | Tommy Edman 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIN 10, CLE 6 | Trevor Larnach LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BAL 5, BOS 1 | Kyle Bradish (W, 7‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | `ATL 7, SD 6 | Dylan Dodd | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 5, MIA 2 | Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 6, BAL 3 | Caleb Durbin 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 5, SF 4 | Nick Loftin PH‑3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CIN 5, SEA 3 | Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 9.0 | 23.4 | 73.6 | 90.3 | -5.4 |
| Stewart, Sal 5288 | 1b | cin nl | 8.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | +5.5 |
| Bradish, Kyle 4597 | pi sp | bal al | 7.1 | 8.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 | +6.1 |
| Jax, Griffin 4478 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +4.0 |
| Montero, Keider 5057 | pi sp | det al | 4.7 | 8.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | +0.7 |
| Cavalli, Cade 5244 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +2.7 |
| Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 4.0 | 10.7 | 41.4 | 42.4 | -2.7 |
| McCann, James 3649 | ca | ari nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 20.9 | +3.5 |
| Henderson, Logan 5150 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Taylor, Grant 5207 | pi mr cp | chi al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Larnach, Trevor 4421 | lf | min al | 2.5 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +0.5 |
| Loftin, Nick 4936 | 3b 2b lf ph | kc al | 2.5 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +0.5 |
| Edman, Tommy 4255 | 3b 2b cf ss | lad nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | +2.5 |
| Pena, Jeremy 5025 | ss | hou al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +1.0 |
| Dobbins, Hunter 5203 | pi cp sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Dodd, Dylan 5318 | pi cp | atl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Durbin, Caleb 5415 | 3b | bos al | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.4 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 7.7 | 19.1 | 48.9 | 191.5 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 10.4 | 16.4 | 33.5 | 33.5 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 10.7 | 22.4 | 30.1 | 30.1 |
| TB | Seymour, Ian 5265 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| TOR | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 30.4 | 66.3 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 25.5 | 25.5 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| KC | Dobnak, Randy 4263 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| DET | Melton, Troy 5231 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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