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Padres pitcher Michael Wacha is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors for his batting performance. He also rises to first place among AL batters after qualifying Monday to rank among batters for the first time in 2023.
Read MoreMichael Massey of the Royals is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Massey hit a grand slam and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 14-5 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Cristian Javier is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Pete Alonso of the Mets extends his lead among National League batters and now has the most Box-Toppers points for any batter in a single season since 2017 and the eighth-most for any batter in a single season from 2010 forward.
Read MoreBox-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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.