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Reds pitcher Brady Singer is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Astros pitcher Hunter Brown, Griffin Conine of the Marlins, Wyatt Langford of the Rangers, Gavin Sheets of the Padres and Oneil Cruz of the Pirates.
Player of the Day
Singer struck out seven over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 8-5 win over the Rockies. Singer did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rockies took the lead after he exited.
Singer had a Box-Toppers game score of +9.0, best among all Reds players and highest among all Tuesday Player of the Game winners.
Singer earned 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Royals, 27th among American League pitchers.
If this were a regular season game, Singer would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day (1.0 point as Player of the Game and 1.0 bonus point as overall Player of the Day). However, no Box-Toppers points are awarded because it’s a preseason exhibition game.
American League Player of the Day
Astros pitcher Hunter Brown struck out six over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 7-4 win over the Mets. Brown did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because when he exited, the game was in a scoreless tie.
Brown earned 12.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 15th among AL pitchers and highest-ranking among all Tuesday Player of the Game winners.
If this were a regular season game, Brown would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day (1.0 point as Player of the Game and 0.7 bonus points as AL Player of the Day).
National League Batter of the Day
Griffin Conine of the Marlins homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-5 win over the Cardinals.
Conine played in 30 games in 2024 but did not earn Player of the Game honors in any of them and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points. Conine, 27, is the son of Jeff Conine, who played for the franchise for eight seasons in the 1990s and 2000s. The younger Conine’s rookie status is still intact for 2025. (Jeff Conine earned 60.6 Box-Toppers points from 1995 to 2007. His career began in 1990, prior to the advent of Box-Toppers tracking.)
American League Batter of the Day
Wyatt Langford of the Rangers homered and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 13-6 win over the Angels.
Langford earned 4.5 Box-Toppers points in his 2024 rookie season, 31st among AL batters.
Notable
Gavin Sheets of the Padres earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Tuesday for the third time during the 2025 spring training season.
Sheets (2HR 3-3 2R 3BI in the 7-5 win over the White Sox) also won Player of the Game honors Feb. 21 and March 8. He is the first player to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a third time this spring.
Also notable
Oneil Cruz of the Pirates earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Tuesday for the second time during the 2025 spring training season.
Cruz (HR 1-3 2R 3BI in the 9-1 win over the Yankees) was also Player of the Game March 5 when he was NL Batter of the Day.
Tuesday’s games
In Tuesday’s 14 completed spring training games, there were 12 Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In two of Tuesday’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:
Singer would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Brown would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Conine and Langford would have each earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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).| 3/11 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | `CIN 8, COL 5 | Brady Singer | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| AL | +8.0 | `HOU 7, NYM 4 | Hunter Brown | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| +6.0 | BAL 6, NYY 2 | Zach Fruit (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | MIA 12, STL 5 | Griffin Conine LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | TEX 13, LAA 6 | Wyatt Langford LF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SD 7, CHW 5 | Gavin Sheets LF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | PHI 18, BOS 8 | Buddy Kennedy LF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | `DET 3, ATL 1 | Jack Flaherty | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +4.2 | `TOR 3, MIN 2 | Chris Bassitt | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 9, NYY 1 | Oneil Cruz DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 10, CLE 4 | Tommy Edman 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 5, ATH 3 | Max Stassi C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 9, CHC 7 | Jake Bauers RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | ARI 3, KC 2 | Josh Naylor 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 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 2025. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for the period 2020-2024 (’20-24) 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 | ’25 | ’24 | ’20‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 0.0 | 12.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | det al | 0.0 | 12.0 | 27.7 | 57.3 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | cin nl | 0.0 | 10.0 | 33.7 | 33.7 |
| Naylor, Josh 4154 | 1b | ari nl | 0.0 | 9.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 |
| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 0.0 | 7.7 | 58.9 | 71.6 |
| Langford, Wyatt 5058 | lf | tex al | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Bauers, Jake 3993 | 1b lf | mil nl | 0.0 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 18.0 |
| Cruz, Oneil 4665 | ss | pit nl | 0.0 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Sheets, Gavin 4457 | dh rf | sd nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Edman, Tommy 4255 | cf ss | lad nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 |
| Kennedy, Buddy 4983 | 2b | phi nl | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Stassi, Max 4038 | ca | sf nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 2025 (’25)†, last year (’24), over a five-year period (’20-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25† | ’24 | ’20‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Walter, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.4 | 35.4 |
| NYM | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.8 | 40.2 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| ATH | Bido, Osvaldo 4882 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| SF | Beck, Tristan 4823 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CIN | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 22.1 | 28.8 |
| TEX | Bradford, Cody 4938 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CHW | Dunn, Justin 4267 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| SD | Cruz, Omar* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Woodford, Jake 4293 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| KC | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 21.7 | 40.1 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
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 2025.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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