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Cardinals pitcher Andre Pallante is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MorePirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty and Ronny Mauricio of the Mets.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez, Alex Call of the Nationals and Jarren Duran of the Red Sox.
Read MoreNick Kurtz of the Athletics is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, recording the highest Box-Toppers game score for a batter in 2025 and what seems to be the third-best by a batter since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies and Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 10th straight week.
Meanwhile, all category leaders continue their Box-Toppers points leads since last week: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers leads American League pitchers, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs leads National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters.
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The Philadelphia Phillies rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing the Detroit Tigers, who fall to second place.
| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillies | 74.1 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 2 | Tigers | 73.3 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 3 | Cubs | 72.5 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Mariners | 71.5 | 9.4 | 9 |
| 5 | Yankees | 71.3 | 3.0 | 4 |
| 6 | Brewers | 70.7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| 7 | Blue Jays | 69.6 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 8 | Dodgers | 69.0 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 9 | Red Sox | 68.4 | 2.0 | 6 |
| 10 | Astros | 68.3 | 5.0 | 8 |
| 11 | Rangers | 67.8 | 6.0 | 11 |
| 12 | Mets | 65.4 | 4.0 | 12 |
| 13 | Reds | 65.3 | 4.0 | 14 |
| 14 | Padres | 65.0 | 3.7 | 13 |
| 15 | Giants | 61.0 | 2.5 | 16 |
| 16 | Rays | 60.7 | 3.0 | 18 |
| 17 | Royals | 59.5 | 3.7 | 20 |
| 18 | Diamondbacks | 59.2 | 0.0 | 15 |
| 19 | Angels | 58.4 | 2.0 | 19 |
| 20 | Cardinals | 57.9 | 0.0 | 17 |
| 21 | Marlins | 56.9 | 5.2 | 24 |
| 22 | Guardians | 56.9 | 5.0 | 23 |
| 23 | Twins | 56.7 | 2.5 | 21 |
| 24 | Orioles | 54.6 | 2.0 | 22 |
| 25 | Braves | 52.1 | 2.5 | 25 |
| 26 | Pirates | 50.8 | 3.5 | 26 |
| 27 | Athletics | 47.6 | 1.0 | 27 |
| 28 | Nationals | 46.6 | 3.0 | 28 |
| 29 | White Sox | 44.1 | 6.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Rockies | 31.8 | 4.5 | 30 |
Meanwhile, the Seattle Mariners are the week’s hottest team.
The Phillies rise from second place overall to first place with 74.1 Box-Toppers points, picking up 4.0 in the past week. They move 0.8 points ahead of last week’s leader, the Detroit Tigers, who fall to second with 73.3 points, picking up 2.0 in the past week.
The Phillies lead National League teams for the second straight week, ahead of the second-place Chicago Cubs (72.5 points, picking up 3.0 in the past week, maintaining third place overall).
The Phillies have baseball’s eighth-best winning percentage (.569) and rank second in the NL East, one-half game behind the New York Mets. Here are the teams with higher winning percentages and their Box-Toppers team rankings:
Milwaukee Brewers (.598), sixth with 70.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up 7.0 in the past week.
Toronto Blue Jays (.592), seventh with 69.6 points, picking up 7.7 in the past week.
Chicago Cubs (.588), third with 72.5 points, picking up 3.0 in the past week.
Los Angeles Dodgers (.583), eighth with 69.0 points, picking up 1.0 in the past week.
Houston Astros (.583), 10th with 68.3 points, picking up 5.0 in the past week.
Detroit Tigers (.577), second with 73.3 points, picking up 2.0 in the past week.
New York Mets (.573), 12th with 65.4 points, picking up 4.0 in the past week.
The Phillies are led by pitcher Zack Wheeler (19.1 points, first overall). Phillies’ top batter is Kyle Schwarber (5.0 points, 15th among NL batters). Eighteen different Phillies players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2025.
Tigers players have accumulated 73.3 Box-Toppers points this season, including 2.0 in the past week, falling from first to second place overall, behind the Phillies (74.1 points).
They lead AL teams for the fifth straight week, ahead of the second-place Seattle Mariners (71.5 points, picking up 9.4 in the past week, rising from ninth to fourth place overall).
The Tigers have the third-best winning percentage among AL teams (.577), behind the Blue Jays (.592) and the Astros (.583).
The Tigers are led by pitcher Tarik Skubal (16.4 Box-Toppers points, second among all players, first among AL pitchers). Tigers’ best batter is Riley Greene (9.0 points, first among AL batters). Twenty-two different Tigers players have earned Player of the Game honors so far this season.
The Seattle Mariners are the hottest team in the past week, picking up 9.4 Box-Toppers points, most of any team, and rising from ninth to fourth place overall with 71.5 points, second among AL teams. The Mariners’ five-spot rise is the biggest among all teams.
The Mariners picked up 5.9 points by winning four of their seven games this week and the rest by acquiring Josh Naylor Thursday from the Diamondbacks, where he has earned 3.5 points this season. Here is a look at how Mariners earned Box-Toppers points in wins this week:
1.7 points on July 18 by starting pitcher Luis Castillo for winning AL Player of the Day.
1.0 point on July 19 by relief pitcher Casey Legumina for winning Player of the Game.
1.7 points on July 22 by starting pitcher Logan Gilbert for winning AL Player of the Day.
1.5 points on July 24 by left fielder Randy Arozarena for winning AL Batter of the Day.
Four teams fell three spots each this week, tied for the biggest fall among all teams:
The Los Angeles Dodgers fell from fifth to eighth place with 69.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 in the past week.
The Boston Red Sox fell from sixth to ninth place with 68.4 points, picking up 2.0 in the past week.
The Arizona Diamondbacks fell from 15th to 18th place with 59.2 points, with no net gain in points this week. (They gained 3.5 points in three wins this week, but also lost 3.5 points by trading Josh Naylor to the Mariners.)
The St. Louis Cardinals fell from 17th to 20th place with 57.9 points, with no net gain in points this week. (They gained 2.7 points in two wins this week, all earned by first baseman Willson Contreras, but also lost 2.7 points by designating for assignment pitcher Erick Fedde, who had 2.7 points this season).
The Colorado Rockies remain in 30th and last place for the 14th straight week with 31.8 Box-Toppers points, picking up 4.5 points in the past week.
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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Blue Jays pitcher Eric Lauer is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Willson Contreras of the Cardinals and Randy Arozarena of the Mariners.
Read MoreReds pitcher Nick Lodolo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Vinnie Pasquantino of the Royals, Rangers pitcher Patrick Corbin, Rafael Devers of the Giants and Mets pitcher Sean Manaea.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd, Spencer Horwitz of the Pirates and Ty France of the Twins.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earn Player of the Game honors: Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, first place overall, extends his lead, and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, rises from ninth to fifth place overall.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining second place in season player rankings and extending his lead among American League pitchers.
Also Sunday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Kumar Rocker is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Marlins pitcher Cal Quantrill, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox and Ezequiel Tovar of the Rockies.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Quinn Priester is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day as regular-season games resume after the All-Star break.
Also Friday, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs extends his lead in Box-Toppers points among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreOn 27 of the 30 Major League clubs, pitchers are the team’s leader in 2025 Box-Toppers points. Batters lead the other three teams.
Pitchers are dominating much the way they are winning the overwhelming majority of Box-Toppers points this season compared to batters. Pitchers are winning 61 percent of all points this season compared to 39 percent for batters. The all-time record-low share of points earned by batters is 37.2 percent set in 2024. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
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The Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2025 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Both teams each have six players among the top 100. Three other teams each have five players in the top 100—the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Read MorePete Alonso of the Mets is Box-Toppers 2025 All-Star Game Player of the Game.
Alonso hit a sixth-inning, three-run homer, as the National League prevailed Tuesday over the American League, after a nine-inning, 6-6 tie was broken with a home run derby-style swing-off. Alonso went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs.
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Box-Toppers’ list of worthy but unchosen 2025 All-Stars includes Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs, Christian Yelich of the Brewers, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta and George Springer of the Blue Jays. Details.
Seiya Suzuki, Christian Yelich, Nick Pivetta, Sonny Gray and George Springer lead Box-Toppers’ list of 2025 “worthy but unchosen” All-Stars.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings at the All-Star break, the ninth straight week he has led, going back to May 15.
Meanwhile, all category leaders continue their Box-Toppers points leads since the last player rankings report July 3: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers leads American League pitchers, Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters and Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs leads National League batters.
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The Detroit Tigers regain first place in Box-Toppers team rankings at the All-Star break, passing the Los Angeles Dodgers, who led the last team rankings report July 3.
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies rise to lead National League teams and the Boston Red Sox are the hottest team of the past 10 days.
Read MoreKyle Stowers of the Marlins is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to seventh place and Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray rises to 10th place.
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.