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Diamondbacks pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Red Sox pitcher Richard Fitts, Brandon Drury of the White Sox, Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, Yankees pitcher Carlos Carrasco and Jared Oliva of the Brewers.
Player of the Day
Rodríguez struck out six over 3 2/3 scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Reds. Rodríguez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Reds tied the game after he exited.
Rodríguez had a Box-Toppers game score of +9.2, best among all Diamondbacks players and highest among all Friday Player of the Game winners.
Rodríguez earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2024 with the Diamondbacks, making 10 starts, missing about four months on the injured list with a shoulder injury. Rodríguez earned 13.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Tigers, 12th among American League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Red Sox pitcher Richard Fitts struck out four over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 9-4 win over the Marlins.
Fitts played in four 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. His rookie status is still intact for the 2025 season.
American League Batter of the Day
Brandon Drury of the White Sox hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 7-3 win over the Reds. Drury also doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Drury earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2024 with the Angels, playing in 97 games. In 2023, he had 7.5 Box-Toppers points with the Angels, fifth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Jared Oliva of the Brewers hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 11-5 win over the Giants.
Oliva played in 26 Major League games in 2020 and 2021 with the Pirates but did not earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in any of them and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points. Since then, he has played in Mexico and in the minor leagues.
Notable
Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second time during the 2025 spring training season.
Sugano (3.1IP H 0R BB 4K W in the 10-0 win over the Twins) was also overall Player of the Day on March 9 in the 4-3 win over the Twins (3IP 0H 0R 0BB 5K W).
Sugano, 35, has pitched 12 seasons in Japan’s top professional league but has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Also notable
Yankees pitcher Carlos Carrasco has the most career Box-Toppers points among Friday’s spring training Player of the Game winners.
Carrasco (3.1IP 2H R BB 6K ND in the 6-5 win over the Phillies) has 113.2 career Box-Toppers points, fifth among active AL pitchers. Carrasco, 37, earned 1.7 points in each of the past two seasons—in 2023 with the Mets and in 2024 with the Guardians. He earned 9.7 points in 2022 with the Mets, 27th among NL pitchers.
Friday’s games
There were 16 completed spring training games between two Major League teams Friday. (Spring games featuring club prospects were also played but are excluded here). In the 16 games, there were nine Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In five of Friday’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.
Two games ended in a tie (Tigers vs. Pirates and Cardinals vs. Mets). No Player of the Game honors are awarded in tie games.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day:
Rodríguez would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Fitts would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Drury and Oliva would have each earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’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).| 3/14 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.2 | `ARI 2, CIN 1 | Eduardo Rodríguez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| AL | +7.1 | BOS 9, MIA 4 | Richard Fitts (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | CHW 7, CIN 3 | Brandon Drury 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | MIN 13, TB 6 | Matt Wallner DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.1 | BAL 10, MIN 0 | Tomoyuki Sugano (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.1 | `NYY 6, PHI 5 | Carlos Carrasco | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | CLE 8, SEA 7 | Will Brennan DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | MIL 11, SF 5 | Jared Oliva CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ATH 12, LAA 1 | Shea Langeliers C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SD 9, TEX 8 | Luis Arraez 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | KC 9, LAA 8 | Hunter Renfroe DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 5, COL 0 | Adolis García RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 5, ATL 3 | Jared McKenzie LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 6, TOR 5 | Zach Dezenzo 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | DET 8, PIT 8 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | STL 3, NYM 3 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langeliers, Shea 4715 | ca | oak al | 0.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Arraez, Luis 4219 | 2b 1b | sd nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 20.7 | 21.7 |
| Renfroe, Hunter 3749 | rf | kc al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 18.7 | 33.9 |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | nyy al | 0.0 | 1.7 | 18.1 | 113.2 |
| Garcia, Adolis 4387 | rf | tex al | 0.0 | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | ari nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 68.2 |
| Drury, Brandon 3744 | 1b 2b dh | chi al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 22.0 |
| Brennan, Will 4794 | rf | cle al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Wallner, Matt 4824 | lf rf | min al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.8 | 47.2 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 51.1 | 56.8 |
| BAL | Ward, Thaddeus* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden 5034 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 51.2 | 51.2 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 72.6 | 105.0 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 29.8 | 172.4 |
| BOS | Priester Quinn 5059 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 45.2 | 70.3 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| KC | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 19.7 | 28.2 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 36.1 | 36.1 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 49.6 | 51.3 |
| TEX | Martin, Chris 4156 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 19.1 | 64.9 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 |
| CHW | Perez, Martin 3213 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 20.5 | 40.2 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 50.8 | 81.6 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 64.6 | 67.6 |
| MIL | Myers, Tobias 5026 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATH | Spence, Mitch 4986 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 53.2 | 69.9 |
| NYM | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 |
| WSH | Parker, Mitchell 4982 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| ATL | Smith-Shawver, AJ 4951 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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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