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Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers, Tomás Nido of the Tigers, Oneil Cruz of the Pirates and Sam Huff of the Giants.
Player of the Day
Crochet struck out seven over three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Rays. Crochet did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rays tied the game after he exited.
Crochet had a Box-Toppers game score of +7.0, best among all Red Sox players and highest among all Wednesday Player of the Game winners.
Crochet earned 10.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the White Sox, 23rd among American League pitchers and most among all Wednesday Player of the Game winners.
If this were a regular season game, Crochet 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.
National League Player of the Day
Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers struck out three over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 3-2 win over the White Sox.
Myers had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.0, best among all Brewers players and highest among all Wednesday’s NL Player of the Game winners.
Myers earned 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 26th among NL pitchers.
If this were a regular season game, Myers would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day (1.0 point as Player of the Game and 0.7 bonus points as NL Player of the Day).
American League Batter of the Day
Tomás Nido of the Tigers hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 17-7 win over the Phillies. Nido went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
Nido had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.0, best among all Tigers players and highest among all AL batters who won Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Nido earned 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 in 49 games with the Mets and the Cubs, but has 5.0 career Box-Toppers points earned from 2019 to 2022.
National League Batter of the Day
Oneil Cruz of the Pirates hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-6 win over the Blue Jays.
Cruz had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0, best among all Pirates players and highest among all NL batters who won Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Cruz earned 3.5 Box-Toppers points in 2024.
Notable
Sam Huff of the Giants earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second time in the 2025 spring training season.
Huff (2B 2-2 3R 0BI in the 11-5 win over the Diamondbacks) was also Player of the Game Feb. 22 in the 6-1 win over the Rangers (HR 1-2 R 2BI).
Huff earned 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 playing in three games with the Rangers. He has 1.5 career Box-Toppers points (earned in 2020) and has played in 78 Major League games since 2020.
Wednesday’s games
In Wednesday’s 13 completed spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were nine Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In four of Wednesday’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, Crochet would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Myers would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Nido and Cruz would have each earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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).| 3/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | `BOS 4, TB 2 | Garrett Crochet | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | DET 17, PHI 7 | Tomás Nido C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +6.0 | MIL 3, CHW 2 | Tobias Myers (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | PIT 7, TOR 6 | Oneil Cruz CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CHW 8, MIL 2 | Kyle Teel C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TEX 5, CIN 3 | Emiliano Teodo (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 5, MIN 2 | Livan Soto SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 5, LAA 3 | Enrique Hernández 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 11, ARI 5 | Sam Huff C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 8, MIA 7 | Cayden Wallace 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `COL 4, SD 3 | Antonio Senzatela | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | KC 9, SEA 6 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 6, STL 5 | Jeremy Peña SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp | bos al | 0.0 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Myers, Tobias 5026 | pi sp | mil nl | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Hernandez, Enrique 3541 | 3b | lad nl | 0.0 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 22.0 |
| Cruz, Oneil 4665 | ss | pit nl | 0.0 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Pena, Jeremy 5025 | ss | hou al | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Nido, Tomas 4121 | ca | det al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Soto, Livan 4754 | ss | bal al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | pi sp | col nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 |
| Huff, Sam 4361 | ca | sf nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 | Soroka, Michael 3956 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.4 |
| STL | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 23.5 | 27.2 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 59.8 | 115.1 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 71.9 | 165.0 |
| BOS | Criswell, Cooper 4840 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 58.9 | 71.6 |
| TEX | Buchanan, David 3357 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| LAD | May, Dustin 4214 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 65.9 | 67.9 |
| TEX | Bradford, Cody 4938 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| CHW | Cannon, Jonathan 5036 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 41.4 | 247.0 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| BAL | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 29.8 | 51.2 |
| MIA | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| HOU | Gusto, Ryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| LAA | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 25.4 | 79.3 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| SEA | Diaz, Jhonathan 4594 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 41.0 |
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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