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Brewers pitcher Nestor Cortes is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Heliot Ramos of the Giants and Luis Robert Jr. of the White Sox.
Player of the Day
Cortes struck out five over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Rockies.
Cortes had a +6.0 Box-Toppers game score, best among all Brewers players and highest among Monday’s Player of the Game winners. Cortes did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rockies tied the game after he exited.
Cortes earned 15.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Yankees, most among Monday’s Player of the Game winners. He ranked 12th among all players in 2024, sixth among American League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams struck out five over five scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
This was his second Player of the Game honor of spring training. He also did it March 9 in the 1-0 win over the White Sox (3.2IP 2H 0R BB 7K W).
Williams earned 3.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Guardians.
National League Batter of the Day
Heliot Ramos of the Giants homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-4 win over the Tigers.
Ramos has 1.0 career Box-Toppers point earned in 2024, his third season with the Giants. He’s played in 155 regular season games.
American League Batter of the Day
Luis Robert Jr. of the White Sox hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-5 win over the Athletics.
Robert earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2024, playing in 100 games for the White Sox. He has 10.0 career Box-Toppers points over five seasons and has played in 467 regular season games, all with the White Sox.
Monday’s games
There were 11 completed spring training games between two Major League teams Monday. In the 11 games, six Player of the Game winners had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In three of Monday’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 (Yankees vs. Mets and Mariners vs. Padres). There are no Player of the Game designations in tie games. One game was canceled (Orioles vs. Nationals).
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day:
Cortes would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Williams would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Ramos and Robert would have each earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’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).| 3/24 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | `MIL 4, COL 2 | Nestor Cortes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| NL | +5.0 | CLE 4, ARI 3 | Gavin Williams (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | SF 6, DET 4 | Heliot Ramos LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | CHW 8, ATH 5 | Luis Robert Jr. CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `LAA 5, LAD 4 | Ryan Zeferjahn | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 13, CHC 4 | Cal Conley PH‑3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 6, KC 3 | Luke Jackson (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 5, PIT 1 | Edouard Julien 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 8, TB 6 | Marcus Lee Sang RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | NYY 6, NYM 6 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |||
| 0.0 | SEA 7, SD 7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | mil nl | 0.0 | 15.4 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| Williams, Gavin 4865 | pi sp | cle al | 0.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Jackson, Luke 4139 | pi cp mr | tex al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 |
| Julien, Edouard 4822 | 2b | min al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Robert, Luis 4296 | cf | chi al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Ramos, Heliot 5027 | cf | sf nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.1 | 52.2 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 31.5 |
| NYY | Warren, Will* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 43.5 | 140.2 |
| CLE | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| ARI | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 31.5 | 37.5 |
| ATL | Thompson, Zach R. 4437 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CHC | Brown, Ben 4967 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| DET | Jobe, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
| LAD | May, Dustin 4214 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 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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