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Vinnie Pasquantino of the Royals is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s first spring training games of 2023.
Pasquantino homered and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-5 win over the Rangers.
Pasquantino 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.
Pasquantino made his Major League debut June 28, 2022, has appeared in 72 regular season games, but has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in a regular season game and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Only two games between Major League teams were played on the first day of spring training games for 2022. Mariners relief pitcher Prelander Berroa was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other game a 3-2 win over the Padres (2IP H 0R BB 3K W). Berroa also has yet to earn a Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor during the regular season and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Scoring—No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Pasquantino would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being 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.
About Box-Toppers—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).Back to top
| 2/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +4.0 | KC 6, TEX 5 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | SEA 3, SD 2 | Prelander Berroa, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Reyes, Denyi* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Bielak, Brandon 4297 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| WAS | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 34.8 | 152.3 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIN | Varland, Louie 4758 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BAL | Rom, Drew* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Criswell, Cooper* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 53.5 |
| PHI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Hill, Garrett 4677 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BOS | Dermody, Matt* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Allard, Kolby 4232 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYY | Danish, Tyler* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Nelson, Nick 4279 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| CIN | Williamson, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| OAK | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Beck, Tristan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 26.7 | 54.5 |
| KC | Mayers, Mike 3983 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 33.8 | 59.6 |
| SD | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 18.0 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 49.2 | 113.8 |
| COL | Davis, Noah* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Davidson, Tucker 4429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 32.5 | 36.5 |
| LAD | Grove, Michael* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Stock, Robert* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| NYM | Butto, Jose* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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