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Trevor Story of the Red Sox is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski, Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals and Iván Herrera of the Cardinals.
Player of the Day
Story hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 20-5 win over the Marlins.
Story had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0, best among all Red Sox players and highest among all Friday Player of the Game winners.
Story earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2024 playing in just 26 games, his time limited after April shoulder surgery. He had 0.0 points in 2023 playing in 43 games, missing significant time recovering from elbow surgery. Story has 37.7 career Box-Toppers points from 2016 to 2024, second among active AL shortstops behind Carlos Correa of the Twins (40.4).
If this were a regular season game, Story 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
Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski struck out five over 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 6-4 win over the Mariners.
Wrobleski earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 in eight games in his first season and his rookie status is still intact for 2025. This is the second time this spring Wrobleski has earned Player of the Game honors. He also did it Sunday in the 8-4 win over the Athletics (3IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W).
If this were a regular season game, Wrobleski 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).
National League Batter of the Day
Iván Herrera of the Cardinals homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-4 win over the Astros.
Herrera earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall Player of the Day is AL batter Trevor Story.
Notable
Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among Friday’s Player of the Game winners.
Witt (HR 1-1 R 2BI in the 8-2, six-inning win over the Angels, earned 8.9 Box-Toppers points in 2024, fifth among AL batters.
Friday’s games
In Friday’s 11 completed spring training games, there were seven Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In three 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.
One game ended in a tie (Twins vs. Rays). No Player of the Game honors are awarded in tie games. Five Friday games were cancelled.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day:
Story would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Wrobleski would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Herrera would have earned 1.5 points for being NL 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).| 3/7 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +5.0 | BOS 20, MIA 5 | Trevor Story SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +4.1 | LAD 6, SEA 4 | Justin Wrobleski (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +4.0 | DET 11, BAL 7 | Spencer Torkelson DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 8, TOR 7 | Cole Gabrielson PR‑LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `PIT 3, PHI 2 | Jared Jones | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 12, ATH 5 | Daniel Schneemann SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | KC 8, LAA 2 (F/6) | Bobby Witt Jr. DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `WSH 5, NYM 4 | Evan Reifert | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | STL 6, HOU 4 | Iván Herrera C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | MIN 7, ATL 1 | Ty France 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | MIN 9, TB 9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witt, Bobby Jr. 4592 | ss | kc al | 0.0 | 8.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Jones, Jared 4956 | pi sp | pit nl | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Herrera, Ivan 4954 | dh ca | stl nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | pi sp cp | lad nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Torkelson, Spencer 4637 | 1b | det al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| France, Ty 4243 | 1b | min al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | ss 2b | bos al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 37.7 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 17.1 | 49.4 |
| WSH | Herz, DJ 5032 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| BAL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 44.5 | 113.5 |
| BOS | Newcomb, Sean 3831 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 20.1 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 31.5 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden 5034 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 31.8 | 58.2 |
| PIT | Burrows, Mike* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| DET | Jobe, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 56.5 | 253.7 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 68.2 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 31.8 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 36.9 | 71.6 |
| SF | Ragsdale, Carson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| TEX | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 44.8 | 60.5 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Harris, Hogan 4846 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| COL | Dollander, Chase* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 55.3 | 139.7 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 32.4 | 45.4 |
| MIL | Rodriguez, Elvin 4634 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy 4829 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| ATH | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| NYY | Winans, Allan 4900 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 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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