Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai, Garrett Mitchell of the Brewers and Matt Vierling of the Tigers.
Read MoreMariners’ Woo tops players for Friday, April 3; Phillies’ Nola tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Tristan Gray of the Twins, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Andy Pages of the Dodgers.
Read MoreBraves’ Olson tops players for Thursday, April 2; Twins’ Bradley rises to 5th in rankings
Matt Olson of the Braves is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley, Thursday’s American League Player of the Day, rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Read MoreMarlins’ Alcantara tops players for Wednesday, April 1, with complete-game shutout
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a complete-game shutout.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta, Braves pitcher Chris Sale, Kyle Isbel of the Royals, Brice Turang of the Brewers, Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland and Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez.
Read MoreYankees’ Fried tops players for Tuesday, March 31, rising to 1st in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Max Fried is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani, José Fernández of the Diamondbacks, Gary Sánchez of the Brewers, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer and Danny Jansen of the Rangers.
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Box-Toppers announces the launch of its new All-4-1 Network, providing exclusive live coverage of baseball’s unassisted triple plays, beginning April 1.
Box-Toppers’ new All-4-1 Network to become MLB’s home of live unassisted triple plays
Box-Toppers announces an historic, multi-billion-dollar partnership with Major League Baseball to become the exclusive home of unassisted triple plays.
Read MoreD-backs’ Soroka tops players for Monday, March 30; Astros’ McCullers tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Michael Soroka is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo, Miguel Vargas of the White Sox and Braxton Fulford of the Rockies.
Read MoreMariners’ Hancock tops players for Sunday, March 29; Nationals’ Wiemer rises to 1st
Mariners pitcher Emerson Hancock is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Joey Wiemer of the Nationals rises to first place in early season player rankings, earning his second Player of the Game honor of the season.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Cease tops players for Saturday, March 28; Padres’ Vásquez tops NL players
Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Saturday include Padres pitcher Randy Vásquez, Liam Hicks of the Marlins, Luis Robert Jr. of the White Sox and Brayan Rocchio of the Guardians.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Gausman tops players for Friday, March 27; Braves’ Sale tops NL players
Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Friday include Braves pitcher Chris Sale, Tigers pitcher Kenley Jansen and Alex Freeland of the Dodgers.
Read MorePhillies’ Sánchez tops players for Thursday, March 26; Red Sox’ Crochet tops AL players
Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Box-Toppers Player of the Day for Thursday, as 22 Major League teams open their 2026 seasons.
Other top players Thursday include Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Chase DeLauter of the Guardians, Alec Burleson of the Cardinals and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Read MoreYankees’ Fried tops players in Wednesday’s 2026 opening game win over Giants
Yankees pitcher Max Fried is the first Box-Toppers Player of the Day for 2026, leading New York to a 7-0 Opening Day win over the Giants.
Fried struck out four over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win, the first game of the 2026 season and the only game on Wednesday’s schedule.
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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.
A 2026 Opening Day introduction to Box-Toppers
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’ Leiter, Brewers’ Sproat top players in final spring games of Tuesday, March 24
Rangers 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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Box-Toppers picks Yankees over Cubs in 2026 World Series, plus our awards forecasts
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’ Cantillo; Cubs’ Conforto top players in spring games of Monday, March 23
Guardians 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’ Glasnow, Yankees’ Warren top players in spring games of Sunday, March 22
Dodgers 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 MoreD-backs’ Nelson, Orioles’ Noel top players in spring games of Saturday, March 21
Diamondbacks 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’ Gil, Dodgers’ Yamamoto top players in spring games of Friday, March 20
Yankees 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’ Bello, Phillies’ Mayza top players in spring games of Thursday, March 19
Red 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.
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