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Twins pitcher Taj Bradley 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 Giants pitcher Robbie Ray, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Amed Rosario of the Yankees, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet and Dane Myers of the Reds.
Read MoreAngels pitcher José Soriano is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Reds pitcher Brandon Williamson, Dalton Rushing of the Dodgers, Bryce Harper of the Phillies and Jonathan India of the Royals.
Read MorePirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Brent Rooker of the Athletics, Padres pitcher Mason Miller, Cubs pitcher Edward Cabrera and Graham Pauley of the Marlins.
Read MorePhillies 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 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 MoreMatt 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 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 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 announces an historic, multi-billion-dollar partnership with Major League Baseball to become the exclusive home of unassisted triple plays.
Read MoreDiamondbacks 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 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.