Brian Serven of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
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Serven hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 8-4 win over the Pirates.
Serven would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Serven earned no Box-Toppers points in 2023, playing in 11 games for the Rockies. He does have 1.5 career Box-Toppers points, earned in 2022 with the Rockies.
National League Player of the Day
Trayce Thompson of the Mets hit a grand slam and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 6-3 win over the Nationals.
Thompson would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Thompson earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Dodgers and was traded to the White Sox to finish the season.
AL and NL Batters of the Day
There were no separate AL and NL Batters of the Day Monday since both league’s top batters were also their league’s overall Player of the Day.
Monday’s games
In Monday’s 16 spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, eight Player of the Game winners had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games.
Most notably, Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers (1-1 R 2BI in the 9-4 win over the Rockies), had the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s Player of the Game winners. Freeman’s 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023 was third among NL batters.
One game (Cardinals vs. Marlins) ended in a 1-1 tie and so no Player of the Game honor was awarded.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Serven would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Thompson would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would have earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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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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).| 2/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | TOR 8, PIT 4 | Brian Serven PR‑DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +5.0 | NYM 6, WSH 3 | Trayce Thompson LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SEA 2, CIN 0 | Reid VanScoter (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.1 | NYY 9, MIN 2 | Cody Morris (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 7, SD 4 | Milan Tolentino SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 8, MIL 3 | Tyler Callihan 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | DET 4, HOU 0 | Brady Allen LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | KC 6, CHC 0 | Nick Pratto 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 11, SF 9 | Hunter Dozier 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | OAK 9, ARI 8 | Hoy Park RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 9, COL 4 | Freddie Freeman 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 2, ATL 1 | Nolan Hoffman (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 4, CHW 2 | Blaine Crim DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 8, BAL 3 | Junior Caminero DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | BOS 7, PHI 6 | Tyler Heineman C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | STL 1, MIA 1 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
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.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
All other players listed here would 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. No points are awarded during spring training games, so all players have 0.0 Box-Toppers points for 2024. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for the period 2019-2023 (’19-23) and each players’ career point total. (Player of the Game winners not listed here have yet to earn Box-Toppers points during the regular season.)Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24† | ’23 | ’19‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 0.0 | 10.0 | 36.7 | 85.9 |
| Thompson, Trayce 4567 | cf lf | nym nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Pratto, Nick 4700 | 1b lf | kc al | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Dozier, Hunter 4114 | 1b 3b | ana al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Serven, Bruce 4620 | ca | tor al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Heineman, Tyler 4620 | ca | bos al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Morris, Cody 4745 | pi sp | nyy al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Park, Hoy 4553 | 2b | oak al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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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 2024 (’24)†, last year (’23), over a six-year period (’19-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24† | ’23 | ’19‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Manning, Matt 4550 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| BAL | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| WSH | Davies, Zach 3581 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 31.7 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| STL | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 48.0 | 97.9 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIN | Duarte, Daniel 4934 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 21.7 | 153.3 |
| PIT | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 36.5 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIA | Puk, A.J. 4253 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYM | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| CIN | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 33.1 | 73.6 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| CLE | Curry, Xzavion 4875 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| CHW | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAD | Miller, Bobby 4820 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 30.5 | 61.2 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 57.0 | 131.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 34.4 | 67.2 |
| MIL | Junk, Janson 4697 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| LAA | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 22.2 | 22.2 |
Games shown are spring training games between MLB teams. Doesn't include games vs. non-MLB teams.
† Players don’t earn Box-Toppers points in spring training games, only regular season games, so no pitcher has earned any points in 2024.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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