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Brewers pitcher Logan Henderson is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in his Major League debut.
Also Sunday, Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, April 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 5.4 |
| 2 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 5.0 |
| 3 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 5.0 |
| 4 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 4.7 |
| 5 | Tyler Mahle | pi sp | Rangers | 4.7 |
| 6 | Pete Alonso | 1b | Mets | 4.5 |
| 7 | Carson Kelly | ca | Cubs | 4.5 |
| 8 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 3.7 |
| 9 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 3.7 |
| 10 | Alex Bregman | 3b | Red Sox | 3.7 |
Henderson struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 14-1 win over the Athletics.
Henderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is 75th in season player rankings, 33rd among National League pitchers.
This was Henderson’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor, and his Major League debut.
American League Player of the Day
Yankees pitcher Max Fried struck out two over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 4-0 win over the Rays.
Fried earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, ninth among all players and fourth among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Noelvi Marte of the Reds hit a grand slam, two doubles and went 5-for-7, scoring three times and driving in seven runs, in the 24-2 win over the Orioles.
American League Batter of the Day
Zach Neto of the Angels homered, drove in a run by getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and scored the walk-off winning run, in the 5-4 win over the Giants. Neto went 1-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs.
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Top pitching matchup
▪️Dylan Cease, Padres22.1 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 4th overall
▪️Framber Valdez, Astros
17.4 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 8th overall
Result—SD 3, HOU 2
Neither starter was Player of the Game:
Cease had a 0.0 B-T game score (5IP 6H 2R BB 6K ND).
Valdez had a -6.0 game score in loss (6IP 7H 2R 3BB 2K ND).
Player of the Game—Jason Adam, Padres (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND) with +3.2 game score.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+10.1—Paxton Schultz, Blue Jays (4.1IP 2H 0R 0BB 8K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SEA, despite having Sunday’s highest overall B-T game score.
Player of the Game—Rowdy Tellez, Mariners (HR 1-2 R 2BI) with +2.0 game score.
▪️+7.0—Austin Wynns, Reds (HR 6-7 2R 6BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. BAL.
Player of the Game—Teammate Noelvi Marte (GS 2-2B 5-7 3R 7BI) with +8.0 game score.
▪️+7.0—Tyler Alexander, Brewers (3IP H 0R 0BB 5K Sv)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. ATH.
Player of the Game—Teammate Logan Henderson (6IP 3H R BB 9K W) with +9.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 453 total players Sunday, 138 pitchers-20.9—Charlie Morton, Orioles (2.1IP 7H 7R 4BB 2K L vs. CIN)
-16.8—Noah Murdock, Athletics
-16.0—Jorge Mateo, Orioles
-14.8—Cody Poteet, Orioles
-14.8—Easton Lucas, Blue Jays
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 315 total batters Sunday-5.0—Dillon Dingler, Tigers 0-5 2K
-5.0—Jonathan India, Royals 0-5 2K
-5.0—Edouard Julien, Twins 0-5 2K
-5.0—Anthony Santander, Blue Jays 0-5 2K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Debut
In addition to Henderson, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Javier Sanoja of the Marlins (HR SF 3-4 2R 5BI in the 7-5, 10-inning win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Sept. 7, 2024, and was playing in his 29th career game.
Brooks Baldwin of the White Sox (SAC 1-1 R BI in the 8-4 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut July 19, 2024, and was playing in his 52nd career game.
Scoring
Henderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Fried earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Marte and Neto each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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).| 4/20 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | MIL 14, ATH 1 | Logan Henderson (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| +8.1 | WSH 3, COL 2 | Jake Irvin (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +8.0 | CIN 24, BAL 2 | Noelvi Marte 3B | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | MIA 7, PHI 5 (F/10) | Javier Sanoja LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +6.0 | `LAD 1, TEX 0 | Tyler Glasnow | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AL | +5.2 | NYY 4, TB 0 | Max Fried (W, 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| +5.2 | `ARI 3, CHC 2 (F/11) | Merrill Kelly | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | `NYM 7, STL 4 | Clay Holmes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.2 | `SD 3, HOU 2 | Jason Adam (H, 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | COL 3, WSH 1 | Tyler Kinley (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.2 | ATL 6, MIN 2 | Grant Holmes (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| +2.2 | `CLE 5, PIT 4 (F/10) | Logan T. Allen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | LAA 5, SF 4 | Zach Neto SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | SEA 8, TOR 3 | Rowdy Tellez PH‑1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 8, BOS 4 | Brooks Baldwin PH‑SS‑RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 4, DET 3 (F/10) | Carlos Estévez (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.7 | 17.1 | 59.6 | 70.6 | -9.7 |
| Holmes, Clay 4022 | pi sp cp | nym nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| Irvin, Jake 4805 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.7 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -7.3 |
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 13.7 | 46.8 | 62.5 | -9.7 |
| Allen, Logan T. 4789 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -1.0 |
| Adam, Jason 4256 | pi mr cp | sd nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 15.4 | -1.0 |
| Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 35.0 | 43.0 | 0.0 |
| Henderson, Logan 5150 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Neto, Zach 4821 | ss | ana al | 1.5 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -6.5 |
| Marte, Noelvi 5045 | 3b | cin nl | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Kinley, Tyler 4617 | pi cp | col nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -4.0 |
| Estevez, Carlos 3641 | pi cp | kc al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | -2.0 |
| Tellez, Rowdy 4078 | 1b dh ph | sea al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 19.7 | 24.2 | -1.0 |
| Holmes, Grant 5127 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Baldwin, Brooks 5152 | ss rf ph | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Sanoja, Javier 5151 | lf | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | Cannon, Jonathan 5036 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BOS | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 30.1 | 61.6 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 59.8 | 115.1 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| STL | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 24.5 | 28.2 |
| ATL | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 57.1 | 99.1 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 2.7 | 14.7 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| MIL | Priester, Quinn 5059 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 36.8 | 79.9 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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