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Mets pitcher Blade Tidwell is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Rhys Hoskins of the Brewers, Cole Gabrielson of the Yankees, Eugenio Suárez of the Diamondbacks and Angels pitcher Kyle Hendricks.
Player of the Day
Tidwell struck out five over two scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 10-1 win over the Rays. Tidwell started the game and was awarded the win.
Tidwell had a Box-Toppers game score of +7.0, best among all Mets players and highest among all Saturday Player of the Game winners.
Tidwell has played three minor league seasons but has yet to make his Major League debut so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
If this were a regular season game, Tidwell 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
Cole Gabrielson of the Yankees hit a grand slam and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Astros.
Gabrielson had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0, best among all Yankees players and highest among all Saturday AL Player of the Game winners.
Gabrielson has played two minor league seasons but has yet to make his Major League debut so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
If this were a regular season game, Gabrielson 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
Rhys Hoskins of the Brewers hit two home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 9-4 win over the Rangers.
Hoskins had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0, best among all Brewers players and highest among all Saturday NL Batter of the Game winners.
Hoskins earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Brewers, 33rd among NL batters.
If this were a regular season game, Hoskins would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day (1.0 point as Player of the Game and 0.5 bonus points as overall Player of the Day).
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Cole Gabrielson.
Notable
Angels pitcher Kyle Hendricks earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Saturday for the second time in the 2025 spring training season.
Hendricks (3IP 2H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 5-0 win over the Athletics) was also Player of the Game Monday in the 7-4 win over the Giants (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W). He earned 5.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Cubs, 63rd among NL pitchers.
Also notable
Eugenio Suárez of the Diamondbacks has the highest 2024 Box-Toppers point total among Saturday’s Player of the Game winners.
Suárez (HR 1-2 R 3BI in the 8-4 win over the Rockies) earned 8.5 Box-Toppers points in 2024, eighth among NL batters.
Saturday’s games
In Saturday’s 16 completed spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were 11 Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In four 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.
One game ended in a tie (Blue Jays vs. Braves), so no Player of the Game honors were awarded.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Tidwell would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Gabrielson would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day and Hoskins would have earned 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (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).| 3/1 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | NYM 10, TB 1 | Blade Tidwell (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | MIL 9, TEX 4 | Rhys Hoskins 1B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +5.0 | NYY 9, HOU 3 | Cole Gabrielson LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | CHW 18, SEA 9 | Shane Smith (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | BOS 8, MIN 4 | Ceddanne Rafaela CF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | CHC 11, KC 1 | Pete Crow‑Armstrong CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | WSH 7, MIA 0 | MacKenzie Gore (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | LAA 5, ATH 0 | Kyle Hendricks (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | DET 1, PHI 0 | Casey Mize (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 6, SF 5 | Chris Campos (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 7, CLE 4 | Seiya Suzuki CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 8, COL 4 | Eugenio Suárez 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 5, BAL 2 | Emmanuel Valdez 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 7, SD 3 | Christian Encarnacion‑Strand 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | STL 3, WSH 2 | Willson Contreras 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | TOR 1, ATL 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | ari nl | 0.0 | 8.5 | 22.0 | 53.0 |
| Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | dc nl | 0.0 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| Suzuki, Seiya 4924 | rf | chi nl | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | ana al | 0.0 | 5.7 | 25.4 | 79.3 |
| Hoskins, Rhys 3909 | 1b | mil nl | 0.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 23.0 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | ca dh | stl nl | 0.0 | 3.5 | 19.0 | 31.5 |
| Valdez, Enmanuel 4796 | dh 2b | pit nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Rafaela, Ceddane 4988 | ss | bos al | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 4883 | 1b dh | cin nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Crow-Armstrong, Pete 5073 | cf | chi nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Mize, Casey 4377 | pi sp | det al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.4 | 35.4 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| NYM | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 15.7 |
| BOS | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 28.1 | 59.6 |
| DET | Jobe, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Jones, Jared 4956 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| TB | Baz, Shane 4560 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 31.5 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| NYY | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 26.4 | 65.2 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 21.2 | 42.0 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 31.8 | 58.2 |
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 56.5 | 253.7 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 17.1 | 49.4 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| CIN | Spiers, Carson 5048 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 31.8 |
| LAD | Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATH | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 36.8 | 79.9 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 68.2 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 26.4 | 59.8 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 44.8 | 60.5 |
| MIL | Anderson, Grant 4828 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 25.5 | 38.5 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.1 | 52.2 |
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 2025.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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