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Yankees pitcher Max Fried is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Jackson Chourio of the Brewers rises to third place and Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle rises to ninth.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Wednesday, April 9.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 3.7 |
| 2 | Aaron Judge | rf dh | Yankees | 3.5 |
| 3 | Jackson Chourio | lf | Brewers | 3.0 |
| 4 | Pete Alonso | 1b | Mets | 3.0 |
| 5 | Tyler O'Neill | rf lf | Orioles | 3.0 |
| 6 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 2.7 |
| 7 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 2.7 |
| 8 | Alex Bregman | 3b | Red Sox | 2.7 |
| 9 | Tyler Mahle | pi sp | Rangers | 2.7 |
| 10 | Wilyer Abreu | rf ph | Red Sox | 2.5 |
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller, Randy Arozarena of the Mariners, Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman and Xander Bogaerts of the Padres.
Player of the Day
Fried struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 4-3 win over the Tigers.
Fried earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is 16th in season player rankings, fourth among American League pitchers. Fried is one of 29 players with 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025 but ranks fifth among them based on his 2024 point total. Fried earned 13.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Braves, ninth among National League pitchers.
Fried had a +13.0 Box-Toppers game score Wednesday, same as another Player of the Game winner, Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman (8IP 4H R 0ER 0BB 10K ND in the 2-1, 11-inning win over the Red Sox). But Fried beat Gausman for Player of the Day honors because he earned the win in his game while Gausman picked up a no-decision. So even though both had the same Box-Toppers game score, Fried earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points while Gausman earned 1.0.
National League Player of the Day
Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller struck out six over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 13-inning win over the Cardinals. Keller did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Keller earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season and ranks 22nd among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Jackson Chourio of the Brewers hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 17-2 win over the Rockies.
Chourio earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to third place in season player rankings, behind Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (3.7 points) and Aaron Judge of the Yankees (3.5). Chourio rises to first place among NL batters, passing previous leader, Pete Alonso of the Mets (3.0). Though Chourio and Alonso both have 3.0 points in 2025, Chourio ranks higher because he has more 2024 points—5.7 vs. 5.0.
This is Chourio’s second NL Batter of the Day honor of 2025. He also did it April 2.
American League Batter of the Day
Randy Arozarena of the Mariners hit a grand slam, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 7-6 win over the Astros. Arozarena also drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning to drive in the winning run in a walk-off win.
Rankings
Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Mahle (7IP 2H R BB 4K W in the 6-2 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.7 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers behind Logan Gilbert of the Mariners (3.7).
Streak
Two players—Kevin Gausman and Xander Bogaerts—extended streaks of 10 or more consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points after both earned their first Player of the Game honor of 2025 Wednesday.
Kevin Gausman
Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 consecutive seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2025 Wednesday.
Active season streaks
Here are the 11 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.| Streak | Player | Pos | Team | Duration | BTP* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 2008‑2024 | 272.4 |
| 16 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2009‑2024 | 253.7 |
| 16 | Andrew McCutchen | dh lf | Pirates | 2009‑2024 | 81.9 |
| 15 | Craig Kimbrel | pi cp | Braves | 2010‑2024 | 94.1 |
| 15 | Giancarlo Stanton | dh rf | Yankees | 2010‑2024 | 78.9 |
| 15 | Aroldis Chapman | pi mr cp | Red Sox | 2010‑2024 | 69.1 |
| 14 | Freddie Freeman | 1b | Dodgers | 2011‑2024 | 91.4 |
| 14 | Kenley Jansen | pi cp | Angels | 2011‑2024 | 69.4 |
| 13 | Starling Marte | rf | Mets | 2012‑2024 | 30.0 |
| 13 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 2013‑2025 | 111.3 |
| 13 | Kevin Gausman | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2013‑2025 | 99.1 |
Gausman (8IP 4H R 0ER 0BB 10K ND in the 2-1, 11-inning win over the Red Sox) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2013 with the Orioles and now has 99.1 career points, 95th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, 14th among active, signed players and sixth among active AL pitchers.
His best season was 2023 with the Blue Jays when he earned 18.7 points, fourth overall and third among AL pitchers, behind Chris Bassitt of the Blue Jays (20.1) and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (19.4). He earned 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Blue Jays, 26th among AL pitchers.
Gausman is now one of 11 players with an active streak of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Gausman’s 13-season streak is tied for the ninth-longest.
Wednesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Max Fried, Yankees13.4 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 13th among AL pithcers
▪️Jack Flaherty, Tigers
13.0 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 17th among AL pitchers
Result—NYY 4, DET 3
Fried was Player of the Game (7IP 5H 0R 0BB 11K W) with +13.0 B-T game score and was overall Player of the Day.
Flaherty had +8.1 B-T game score in loss (5.1IP 3H 0R 3BB 9K ND), fourth-highest among all Wednesday’s players.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+8.1—Jack Flaherty, Tigers (5.1IP 3H 0R 3BB 9K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. NYY.
Player of the Game—Max Fried, Yankees (7IP 5H 0R 0BB 11K W) with +13.0 game score.
▪️+7.0—Hunter Brown, Astros (6IP 2H 0R 0BB 3K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SEA.
Player of the Game—Randy Arozarena, Mariners (GS 2B 2- R 5BI) with +5.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Joey Ortiz, Brewers (2-2 3R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. COL.
Player of the Game—Teammate Jackson Chourio (HR 2B 2-5 3R 5BI) with +5.0 game score. (While Chourio and Ortiz both have the same game score, Chourio won Player of the Game honor on a tiebreaker because he had more at bats—five vs. two.)
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 452 total players Wednesday, 139 pitchers-18.9—Antonio Senzatela, Rockies (4.1IP 8H 9R 8ER BB 3K L vs. MIL)
-13.9—Landon Knack, Dodgers
-12.9—Seth Halvorsen, Rockies
-12.8—Dean Kremer, Orioles
-11.0—Luis F. Castillo, Mariners
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 313 total batters Wednesday-6.0—Andrew McCutchen, Pirates 0-6 3K
-5.0—Alec Bohm, Phillies 0-5 4K
-5.0—Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Reds 0-5 2K
-5.0—Cal Raleigh, Mariners 0-5 2K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts of the Padres has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons, earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2025 Wednesday.
Bogaerts (2B 3-5 2R 0BI in the 2-1 win over the Athletics) earned his first points in 2014 with the Red Sox and now has 47.9 career points, 14th among active NL batters.
Bogaerts’ best season was 2021 with the Red Sox, when he had 8.5 points, fifth among AL batters. In 2024, he had just 1.0 point with the Padres, playing in 111 games, missing nearly two months from May to July after fracturing his shoulder.
Scoring
Fried earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Keller earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Chourio and Arozarena each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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).| 4/9 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | NYY 4, DET 3 | Max Fried (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| +13.0 | `TOR 2, BOS 1 (F/11) | Kevin Gausman | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| +9.0 | MIN 4, KC 0 | Joe Ryan (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NL | +8.1 | `PIT 2, STL 1 (F/13) | Mitch Keller | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +6.1 | MIA 5, NYM 0 | Max Meyer (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | TEX 6, CHC 2 | Tyler Mahle (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | MIL 17, COL 2 | Jackson Chourio LF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | SEA 7, HOU 6 | Randy Arozarena LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.1 | CLE 3, CHW 2 | Paul Sewald (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 9, BAL 0 | Josh Naylor DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 8, CIN 6 (F/10) | Wilmer Flores DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TB 5, LAA 4 | José Caballero RF‑3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 6, WSH 5 | Kirby Yates (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.2 | `PHI 4, ATL 3 | Taijuan Walker | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 0.0 | SD 2, ATH 1 | Xander Bogaerts SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
All other players listed here 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. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chourio, Jackson 4970 | lf | mil nl | 3.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -2.7 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | tex al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 25.1 | 35.1 | +2.7 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 15.4 | 57.9 | 68.9 | -11.4 |
| Yates, Kirby 3628 | pi mr cp | lad nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 25.0 | -4.0 |
| Meyer, Max 4965 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 33.8 | 60.2 | +1.0 |
| Flores, Wilmer 3345 | dh 1b | det al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 32.2 | +1.0 |
| Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.7 | 13.4 | 32.4 | 33.4 | -10.0 |
| Arozarena, Randy 4331 | lf | sea al | 1.5 | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | -1.0 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 1.0 | 11.0 | 57.1 | 99.1 | -9.0 |
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 1.0 | 10.7 | 36.8 | 36.8 | -8.7 |
| Naylor, Josh 4154 | dh 1b | ari nl | 1.0 | 10.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | -8.0 |
| Sewald, Paul 3940 | pi mr cp | cle al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | -3.0 |
| Caballero, Jose 4968 | rf 3b ss | tb al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss 2b | sd nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 22.2 | 47.9 | 0.0 |
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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), this year and last year (’24-25), over a six-year period (’20-25) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career |
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| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| CHW | Cannon, Jonathan 5036 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 36.9 | 71.6 |
| MIL | Priester, Quinn 5059 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 58.9 | 71.6 |
| BOS | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 28.1 | 59.6 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 38.6 | 38.6 |
| ATL | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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