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Braves’ Shuster, Angels’ Lamb top players in spring games for Friday, March 17

Shawn Plank March 18, 2023

Braves pitcher Jared Shuster is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.

Shuster struck out seven over four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Red Sox.

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Tags Box-Toppers Daily Scorecard, Spring training, Jared Shuster, Graham Ashcraft, Jake Lamb, Darren Baker, Dusty Baker, Carlos Carrasco

Box-Toppers’ choices for major postseason awards: American League Most Valuable Player—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, National League Most Valuable Player—Pete Alonso of the Mets, AL Cy Young Award—Justin Verlander of the Astros and NL Cy Young Award—Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins.

Box-Toppers votes Ohtani AL MVP over Judge—plus our other postseason award picks

Shawn Plank October 25, 2022

Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked American League batter in 2022. But Shohei Ohtani of the Angels is Box-Toppers’ choice for AL Most Valuable Player.

Box-Toppers cast votes for postseason honors for Ohtani, Justin Verlander, Sandy Alcantara and Pete Alonso, among others, in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) balloting, completed at the end of the regular season, prior to the start of postseason play.

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Tags Postseason awards, IBWAA, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander, Sandy Alcantara, Pete Alonso, Most Valuable Player Award, Cy Young Awards, Rookie of the Year, Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Strider, Manager of the Year, Dusty Baker, Dave Roberts, Reliever of the Year, Scott Barlow, Daniel Bard, Jose Ramirez, Anthony Rizzo, Mookie Betts, Dylan Cease, Carlos Rodon, Brandon Woodruff, Joe Ryan, George Kirby, Steven Kwan, Nolan Gorman, Brendan Donovan, Nick Lodolo, Joey Meneses, Oneil Cruz, Michael Harris, Christopher Morel, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Kenley Jansen, Emmanuel Clase

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Gasser tops players Wednesday as Brewers take 3-0 NLCS lead over champion Dodgers
October 15, 2026
Gasser tops players Wednesday as Brewers take 3-0 NLCS lead over champion Dodgers
October 15, 2026

Pitcher Robert Gasser is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s National League Championship Series Game 3, as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a commanding 3-0 series lead.

Gasser struck out three over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk. Although the Dodgers took a brief lead after he exited, Milwaukee rallied to move within one win of the NL pennant over the two-time defending champion Dodgers.

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October 15, 2026
Peralta tops players in Tuesday’s AL Championship Series Game 2, as Rays even series
October 14, 2026
Peralta tops players in Tuesday’s AL Championship Series Game 2, as Rays even series
October 14, 2026

Pitcher Freddy Peralta is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s American League Championship Series Game 2, as the Rays beat the Guardians to even the series.

Freddy Peralta struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, as the Rays beat the Guardians 3-1.

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October 14, 2026
Brewers’ Ashby, Guardians’ DeLauter top players in Monday’s LCS games
October 13, 2026
Brewers’ Ashby, Guardians’ DeLauter top players in Monday’s LCS games
October 13, 2026

Brewers' reliever Aaron Ashby and Guardians’ outfielder Chase DeLauter earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in Monday's League Championship Series action.

Ashby earned the save in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series as the Brewers took a 2-0 lead over the Dodgers. DeLauter, meanwhile, led the Guardians’ offensive surge past the Rays in the American League Championship Series opening game.

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October 13, 2026
ALCS preview: Guardians hold Box-Toppers point advantages over top-seeded Rays
October 12, 2026
ALCS preview: Guardians hold Box-Toppers point advantages over top-seeded Rays
October 12, 2026

The American League’s top two-seeded teams play in the AL Championship Series, but Box-Toppers favors the second-seeded Cleveland Guardians over the top-seed Tampa Bay Rays.

The Rays have far more wins than the Guardians (98 vs. 85) but rank only marginally higher in Box-Toppers team rankings:

  • Rays: 115.0 combined Box-Toppers points in 2026, fifth overall, second among AL teams.

  • Guardians: 112.1 points, seventh overall, third among AL teams.

The Guardians hold the Box-Toppers edge over the Rays in several key categories.

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October 12, 2026
Brewers’ Brice Turang tops players in Sunday’s NLCS Game 1 win over Dodgers
October 12, 2026
Brewers’ Brice Turang tops players in Sunday’s NLCS Game 1 win over Dodgers
October 12, 2026

Brice Turang of the Brewers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s National League Championship Series Game 1.

Turang hit a game-tying, fourth-inning solo home run and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in one run, as the Brewers prevailed.

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October 12, 2026

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Box-Toppers

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

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