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All 30 teams open their seasons over three days—Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Here is each team’s opening day starter and the pitching matchups for each team’s first game of the season.
Welcome to Opening Day of the 2026 Major League Baseball season.
This marks the 32nd season of Box-Toppers tracking the players who most help their teams win, based on box score statistics.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jack Leiter is Box-Toppers Player of the Day on Tuesday, the final day of spring training games.
Other top players Tuesday include James Outman of the Twins and Brewers pitcher Brandon Sproat.
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The New York Yankees are Box-Toppers’ pick to win the 2026 World Series, defeating the projected National League champion Chicago Cubs.
Box-Toppers projects the Yankees will win 100 games and the American League pennant, ahead of the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, and Boston Red Sox.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Joey Cantillo is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other top players Monday include Orioles pitcher Shane Baz, Drew Swift of the Athletics, Michael Conforto of the Cubs and Padres pitcher Gérman Márquez.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Other top players Sunday include Yankees pitcher Will Warren, Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray, Jeremiah Jackson of the Orioles, Luke Keaschall of the Twins and Ryan Ritter of the Rockies.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Other top players Saturday include P.J. Higgins of the Reds, Braves pitcher Chris Sale, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and Jhonkensy Noel of the Orioles.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Gil is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Other top players Friday include Cole Young of the Mariners, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dillon Lewis of the Marlins, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, Marlins pitcher Chris Paddack and Matt McLain of the Reds.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Brayan Bello is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Other top players Thursday include Samuel Basallo of the Orioles, Phillies pitcher Tim Mayza, Jake Cronenworth of the Padres and Mets pitcher Kodai Senga.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Didier Fuentes is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Other top players Wednesday include Luke Raley of the Mariners, Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Ildemaro Vargas of the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreVenezuela pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Baseball Classic Championship Game.
Rodríguez, who pitches for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball, struck out four over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the United States.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Other top players Tuesday include Seby Zavala of the Dodgers, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Guardians pitcher Kolby Allard and Joey Loperfido of the Astros.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Cade Horton is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other top players Monday include Brandon Lockridge of the Brewers, Luke Keaschall of the Twins and George Springer of the Blue Jays.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Robbie Ray is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Other top players Sunday include Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan, Jordan Yost of the Tigers, Nelson Velázquez of the Cardinals and Rhys Hoskins of the Guardians.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Jacob Lopez is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Other top players Saturday include Brandon Nimmo of the Rangers, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Bryce Elder of the Braves and Freddy Fermin of the Padres.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Didier Fuentes is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Other top players Friday include Tommy White of the Athletics and Alec Bohm of the Phillies.
Read MorePirates pitcher Bubba Chandler is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Other standout players Thursday include Guardians pitcher Slade Cecconi, Teoscar Hernández of the Dodgers, Royals pitcher Kris Bubic and Wyatt Langford of the Rangers.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Tatsuya Imai is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Other standout players Wednesday include Max P. Muncy of the Athletics, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider, GJ Hill of the Rockies, Matt McLain of the Reds and Jo Adell of the Angels.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Cooper Criswell is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Other standout players Tuesday include Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Reds pitcher Brandon Williamson, Brent Rooker of the Athletics, Pablo Reyes of the Padres and Corey Julks of the Tigers.
Read MoreAngels pitcher José Soriano is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other standout players Monday include Drew Romo of the White Sox, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen and Chase Davis of the Cardinals.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Andrew Alvarez is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Other top players Sunday include Leo De Vries of the Athletics, Romeo Sanabria of the Padres, Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman and Jarred Kelenic of the White Sox.
Read MoreBox-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.