Joe Hudson of the Cubs is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Hudson doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 8-1 win over the White Sox.
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Hudson 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.
Hudson has played in 18 regular season Major League games over 2018-20, but has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in any of them and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Hudson had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.0 Friday, same as Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack, who was Player of the Game in the 4-1 win over the Padres (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K W). But in cases of game score ties, batters rank higher than pitchers, giving Hudson the edge to win Player of the Day honors.
American League Player of the Day
Matt Duffy of the Rangers went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in one run, in the 5-4 win over the Royals.
Duffy would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Duffy earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2023 with the Royals. He’s earned 14.2 career points from 2015-23.
AL and NL Batters of the Day
There were no separate AL and NL Batters of the Day Friday since both league’s top batters were also their league’s overall Player of the Day.
Friday’s games
In Friday’s four spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, only one had earned Player of the Game honors in the past (Matt Duffy). The remaining three Player of the Game winners—Hudson, Knack and Rockies pitcher Carson Palmquist—have yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in a regular season game.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Hudson would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Duffy would have earned 1.7 points for being AL 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).| 2/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | CHC 8, CHW 1 | Joe Hudson DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | LAD 4, SD 1 | Landon Knack (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | `COL 3, ARI 0 | Carson Palmquist | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| AL | +1.0 | TEX 5, KC 4 | Matt Duffy 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffy, Matt 3504 | 2b 3b | tex al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 14.2 |
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| BAL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 52.9 | 55.9 |
| PIT | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| MIN | Varland, Louie 4758 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| TB | Wiles, Nathan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| STL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| PHI | Allard, Kolby 4232 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TOR | Dallas, Chad* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| CIN | Spiers, Carson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 24.1 | 111.5 |
| COL | Lambert, Peter 4155 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| OAK | Boyle, Joe 4948 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 26.7 | 62.2 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 40.3 | 40.3 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 34.8 | 69.3 |
| KC | Marsh, Alec* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Anderson, Justin 4099 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Davis, Noah* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 42.8 | 48.8 |
| LAA | Mederos, Victor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Zastryzny, Rob* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Avila, Pedro 4105 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 34.2 | 92.4 |
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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