| American League | National League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected starting batters | Elected starting batters | |||||||||
| Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | |
| CA | Cal Raleigh | Mariners | 5.0 | 83 | CA | Will Smith | Dodgers | 0.0 | 661 | |
| 1B | Vladmir Guerrero Jr. | Blue Jays | 3.0 | 196 | 1B | Freddie Freeman | Dodgers | 2.0 | 274 | |
| 2B | Gleyber Torres | Tigers | 3.0 | 217 | 2B | Ketel Marte | Diamondbacks | 3.5 | 167 | |
| 3B | # José Ramírez | Guardians | 5.0 | 80 | 3B | Manny Machado | Padres | 3.5 | 168 | |
| SS | Jacob Wilson | Athletics | 2.0 | 346 | SS | Francisco Lindor | Mets | 3.5 | 164 | |
| OF | Riley Greene | Tigers | 9.0 | 17 | OF | Pete Crow‑Armstrong | Cubs | 8.0 | 29 | |
| OF | Aaron Judge | Yankees | 5.0 | 74 | OF | Kyle Tucker | Cubs | 3.0 | 192 | |
| OF | Javier Báez | Tigers | 5.0 | 98 | OF | Ronald Acuña Jr. | Braves | 1.5 | 382 | |
| DH | Ryan O’Hearn | Orioles | 3.5 | 175 | DH | Shohei Ohtani | Dodgers | 4.5 | 111 | |
| Reserves | Reserves | |||||||||
| Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | |
| C | Alejandro Kirk | Blue Jays | 3.5 | 180 | C | Hunter Goodman | Rockies | 4.9 | 99 | |
| IF | *Junior Caminero | Rays | 5.5 | 68 | IF | Pete Alonso | Mets | 7.2 | 40 | |
| IF | Brandon Lowe | Rays | 5.0 | 82 | IF | Eugenio Suárez | Diamondbacks | 4.0 | 131 | |
| IF | Alex Bregman | Red Sox | 3.7 | 159 | IF | Elly De La Cruz | Reds | 3.5 | 169 | |
| IF | Maikel Garcia | Royals | 3.5 | 183 | iF | Brendan Donovan | Cardinals | 3.0 | 202 | |
| IF | Jazz Chisholm | Yankees | 3.2 | 185 | iF | Matt Olson | Braves | 2.5 | 247 | |
| IF | Bobby Witt Jr. | Royals | 2.5 | 241 | OF | James Wood | Nationals | 7.7 | 33 | |
| IF | Jeremy Peña | Astros | 1.0 | 433 | OF | Kyle Stowers | Marlins | 5.5 | 67 | |
| IF | Zach McKinstry | Tigers | 1.0 | 465 | OF | Corbin Carroll | Diamondbacks | 4.2 | 125 | |
| IF | Jonathan Aranda | Rays | 1.0 | 512 | OF | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Padres | 1.0 | 452 | |
| IF | Isaac Paredes | Astros | 0.0 | 739 | DH | Kyle Schwarber | Phillies | 4.0 | 130 | |
| OF | Byron Buxton | Twins | 5.0 | 86 | ||||||
| OF | Randy Arozarena | Mariners | 4.0 | 144 | ||||||
| OF | Julio Rodriguez | Mariners | 2.0 | 266 | ||||||
| OF | Steven Kwan | Guardians | 1.5 | 367 | ||||||
| DH | Brent Rooker | Athletics | 1.0 | 407 | ||||||
| Pitchers | Pitchers | |||||||||
| Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | |
| SP | Tarik Skubal | Tigers | 14.4 | 2 | SP | Zack Wheeler | Phillies | 18.1 | 1 | |
| SP | Garrett Crochet | Red Sox | 13.1 | 3 | SP | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Dodgers | 12.0 | 7 | |
| SP | Hunter Brown | Astros | 12.4 | 5 | SP | Paul Skenes | Pirates | 11.4 | 9 | |
| SP | Bryan Woo | Mariners | 12.0 | 6 | SP | Matthew Boyd | Cubs | 9.7 | 14 | |
| SP | Carlos Rodón | Yankees | 11.7 | 8 | SP | Freddy Peralta | Brewers | 8.0 | 25 | |
| SP | Max Fried | Yankees | 9.7 | 13 | SP | Andrew Abbott | Reds | 7.7 | 32 | |
| SP | Joe Ryan | Twins | 8.7 | 19 | SP | Chris Sale | Braves | 7.4 | 37 | |
| SP | Jacob deGrom | Rangers | 8.0 | 28 | SP | Robbie Ray | Giants | 7.4 | 39 | |
| SP | Drew Rasmussen | Rays | 7.7 | 34 | SP | MacKenzie Gore | Nationals | 6.7 | 48 | |
| SP | Kris Bubic | Royals | 7.7 | 35 | SP | Logan Webb | Giants | 5.0 | 77 | |
| SP | Casey Mize | Tigers | 6.0 | 59 | SP | Jacob Misiorowski | Brewers | 4.0 | 152 | |
| SP | Shane Smith | White Sox | 3.0 | 233 | SP | Clayton Kershaw | Dodgers | 3.7 | 157 | |
| CP | Josh Hader | Astros | 6.0 | 53 | SP | David Peterson | Mets | 3.0 | 199 | |
| CP | Andrés Muñoz | Mariners | 2.0 | 270 | CP | Robert Suarez | Padres | 5.0 | 84 | |
| CP | Aroldis Chapman | Red Sox | 2.0 | 291 | CP | Edwin Díaz | Mets | 5.0 | 89 | |
| CP | Carlos Estévez | Royals | 2.0 | 292 | CP | Trevor Megill | Brewers | 4.7 | 105 | |
| CP | Jason Adam | Padres | 3.0 | 205 | ||||||
| Worthy but unchosen | Worthy but unchosen | |||||||||
| Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | |
| DH OF | George Springer | Blue Jays | 8.7 | 20 | SP | Nick Pivetta | Padres | 13.0 | 4 | |
| OF | Wilyer Abreu | Red Sox | 7.5 | 36 | SP | Sonny Gray | Cardinals | 11.0 | 10 | |
| OF DH | Jose Altuve | Astros | 5.5 | 65 | DH OF | Seiya Suzuki | Cubs | 8.5 | 21 | |
| C IN | Salvador Perez | Royals | 5.5 | 66 | DH | Christian Yelich | Brewers | 8.2 | 23 | |
| IF | Willy Adames | Giants | 6.5 | 51 | ||||||
| iF | Max Muncy | Dodgers | 6.0 | 57 | ||||||
| C | Carson Kelly | Cubs | 6.0 | 58 | ||||||
| DH | Agustín Ramírez | Marlins | 6.0 | 60 | ||||||
* Player will start in place of an elected starter.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, July 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 18.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 14.4 |
| 3 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 13.1 |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 13.0 |
| 5 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 12.4 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
| 7 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 12.0 |
| 8 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 9 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 11.4 |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 11.0 |
Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs and Christian Yelich are the top two National League batters in Box-Toppers points in 2025.
Nick Pivetta of the Padres and Sonny Gray of the Cardinals are among the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points for 2025.
George Springer of the Blue Jays ranks second among American League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points and leads AL designated hitters.
However, none of those five players were selected to participate in the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tuesday at the Atlanta Braves home ballpark, Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia.
Joining them as key All-Star snubs are Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox, Jose Altuve of the Astros, Salvador Perez of the Royals, Willy Adames of the Giants and Carson Kelly of the Cubs.
Suzuki is the only Box-Toppers category leader not to be named to an All-Star team. He leads NL batters with 8.5 Box-Toppers points, 21st among all players.
The other three category leaders are among the selected All-Stars:
Zack Wheeler of the Phillies, who leads NL pitchers and all players with 18.1 Box-Toppers points was selected to the NL team.
Tarik Skubal of the Tigers, who leads American League pitchers with 14.4 Box-Toppers points, second overall, was selected and was named the AL’s starting pitcher.
Riley Greene of the Tigers, who leads AL batters with 9.0 Box-Toppers points, 17th among all players, was selected and was elected a starting AL outfielder.
Here’s more about Box-Toppers’ worthy but unchosen All-Stars:
Yelich has 8.2 Box-Toppers points, second among NL designated hitters, second among NL batters and 23rd overall.
Pivetta has 13.0 Box-Toppers points, fourth among all players and second among NL pitchers, behind Wheeler (18.1).
Gray has 11.0 Box-Toppers points, 10th among all players and sixth among NL pitchers.
Springer has 8.7 Box-Toppers points, second among AL batters, behind Greene (9.0) and first among AL designated hitters.
Abreu has 7.5 Box-Toppers points, third among AL batters.
Altuve has 5.5 Box-Toppers points, fourth among AL batters.
Perez has 5.5 Box-Toppers points, fifth among AL batters and first among AL catchers.
Adames has 6.5 Box-Toppers points, sixth among NL batters and first among NL shortstops.
Kelly has 6.0 Box-Toppers points, eighth among NL batters and first among NL catchers.
Players with 0.0 Box-Toppers points
Two players selected to the All-Star teams have earned no Box-Toppers points so far in 2025, including Will Smith of the Dodgers, who was elected starting catcher for the National League. Smith, however, earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Dodgers, finishing the season fourth among NL catchers.
Isaac Paredes of the Astros, who was selected as an AL reserve All-Star, also has 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025. Paredes earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Rays and Cubs.
Starting pitchers
2025 All-Star starting pitchers: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers for the American League and Paul Skenes of the Pirates for the National League.
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is starting for the National League and Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is starting for the American League.
A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 14.4 | 35.5 | 65.6 | 65.6 |
| NL | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 11.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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Both are among the overall top 10 players in Box-Toppers points and Skubal leads AL pitchers with 14.4 points, second overall.
Skenes has 11.4 Box-Toppers points, ninth overall and fourth among NL pitchers.
In 2024, Skubal finished the season second among all players with 21.1 Box-Toppers points, first among AL pitchers, while Skenes had 13.0 Box-Toppers points, 23rd overall and 10th among NL pitchers.
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