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Cubs pitcher Sam Armstrong is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s final day of spring training.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Dodgers pitcher Dustin May, Royals pitcher Kris Bubic, Tyler Fitzgerald of the Giants and Trevor Larnach of the Twins.
Player of the Day
Armstrong struck out six over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Braves. Armstrong pitched the final four innings.
Armstrong had a +8.0 Box-Toppers game score, best among all Cubs players and highest among Tuesday’s Player of the Game winners.
Armstrong has played two minor league seasons in the Cubs organization but has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
American League Player of the Day
Royals pitcher Kris Bubic struck out eight over five innings, allowing one run and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Rangers.
Bubic earned no Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Royals, pitching in 27 games. He has 5.0 career Box-Toppers points earned in 2021 and 2022 with the Royals. He underwent elbow surgery in April 2023 and did not return to the roster until July 2024.
National League Batter of the Day
Tyler Fitzgerald of the Giants homered and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 4-3 win over the Tigers.
Fitzgerald has played in 106 regular season games for the Giants over 2023 and 2024 but has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in any of them and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
American League Batter of the Day
Trevor Larnach of the Twins homered and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 5-3 win over the Rockies.
Larnach earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2024, playing in 112 games for the Twins. He has 5.0 career Box-Toppers points earned from 2021 to 2024.
Notable
Dodgers pitcher Dustin May Tuesday earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time during the 2025 spring training season.
May (5IP H R 2BB 6K W over the 4-1 win over the Angels) was also Player of the Game March 6 in the 8-4 win over the Rangers (3IP H 0R 2BB 3K W).
May missed the 2024 season, recovering from July 2023 elbow surgery and July 2024 surgery for an esophageal tear (unrelated to baseball activity). He has 11.7 career Box-Toppers points earned from 2019 to 2023.
Tuesday’s games
There were seven completed spring training games between two Major League teams Tuesday, the final day of spring training. In the seven games, five Player of the Game winners 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.
Fourteen regular season Major League Baseball games will be played Thursday in the stateside opening day after a day off Wednesday.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day:
Armstrong would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Bubic would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Fitzgerald and Larnach 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).| 3/25 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | CHC 4, ATL 2 | Sam Armstrong (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +6.0 | LAD 4, LAA 1 | Dustin May (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| AL | +5.0 | KC 3, TEX 1 | Kris Bubic (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | +3.0 | SF 4, DET 3 | Tyler Fitzgerald 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +2.0 | MIN 5, COL 3 | Trevor Larnach LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | MIA 4, NYY 2 | Matt Mervis 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 3, ARI 2 | Kyle Manzardo 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 |
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| Manzardo, Kyle 5114 | dh | cle al | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Larnach, Trevor 4421 | lf rf | min al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| May, Dustin 4214 | pi sp | lad nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| Mervis, Matt 4819 | 1b | fla nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Bubic, Kris 4413 | pi sp | kc al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Ramos, Heliot 5027 | cf | sf nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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