Wyatt Langford of the Rangers is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
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Langford hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 14-3 win over the White Sox.
Langford 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.
Langford, 22, has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
National League Player of the Day
Ezequiel Tovar of the Rockies hit a grand slam and a sacrifice fly and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 10-4 win over the Reds.
Tovar would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Tovar earned 6.5 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Rockies, 18th among NL batters. This is also his second Player of the Game honor of the 2024 spring training season. He also did it Thursday, Feb. 29 (HR 2B 3-3 2R BI in the 10-9 win over the Cubs).
AL and NL Batters of the Day
There were no separate AL and NL Batters of the Day Saturday since both league’s top batters were also their league’s overall Player of the Day.
Notable
James Outman of the Dodgers earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second time during the 2024 spring training season Saturday.
Outman (HR 2B 3-3 2R 3BI in the 11-3 win over the Brewers) also earned Player of the Game honors on Sunday, Feb. 25 (HR 2-2 R BI in the 4-2 win over the Athletics).
Saturday’s games
In Saturday’s 16 spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were seven Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games.
Most notably, Padres pitcher Michael King (3IP H 0R 0BB 3K ND in the 3-2 win over the Giants), had the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among Saturday’s Player of the Game winners. King’s 9.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Yankees was 32nd among all AL pitchers, second among AL middle relievers.
In nine of Saturday’s games, the Player of the Game winner was a player who has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in 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, Langford would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Tovar would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. All of Saturday’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).| 3/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | TEX 14, CHW 3 | Wyatt Langford LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +6.0 | COL 10, CIN 4 | Ezequiel Tovar SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | BOS 4, WSH 2 | Tanner Houck (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | LAD 11, MIL 3 | James Outman CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | `SD 3, SF 2 | Michael King | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 8, CHC 5 | Andy Pages CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | KC 13, CLE 12 | Nate Eaton PR‑3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | BAL 7, NYY 3 | Kyle Stowers PR‑LF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | OAK 12, SEA 8 | Kyle McCann C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 7, STL 1 | Cristian Javier (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | MIA 4, NYM 1 | Eury Pérez (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +3.1 | BOS 3, TB 2 | Luis Guerrero (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 6, TOR 2 | Drake Baldwin C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 4, ARI 1 | Jose Cisnero (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | PIT 7, DET 3 | Henry Davis C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 3, MIN 2 | Felix Reyes 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, Michael 4549 | pi cp mr sp | sd nl | 0.0 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| Outman, James 4699 | cf | lad nl | 0.0 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 0.0 | 7.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 |
| Tovar, Ezequiel 4801 | ss | col nl | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Perez, Eury 4814 | pi sp | fla nl | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Houck, Tanner 4342 | pi sp mr cp | bos al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Cisnero, Jose 3172 | pi cp mr | ana al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| PIT | Perez, Martin 3213 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 17.5 | 34.5 |
| TOR | Espino, Paolo 4443 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 21.7 | 153.3 |
| MIA | Chirinos, Yonny 4039 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 |
| WSH | Davies, Zach 3581 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 31.7 |
| MIA | Puk, A.J. 4253 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| STL | Rom, Drew 4935 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DET | Manning, Matt 4550 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| NYM | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 33.1 | 73.6 |
| CIN | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 30.5 | 61.2 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 18.7 |
| LAD | Stone, Gavin 4942 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 54.5 | 70.9 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 57.0 | 131.0 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 18.5 |
| LAA | Dana, Cadan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 47.8 | 56.5 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 34.4 | 67.2 |
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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