| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.0 | 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.7 | |
| 2 | Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 7.0 | 2 | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.4 | |
| 3 | Williams, Gavin 4865 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 | 3 | Skenes, Paul 5005 | pi sp | pit nl | 5.0 | |
| 4 | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.7 | 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.7 | |
| 5 | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | bos al | 5.0 | 5 | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | pi sp | pit nl | 4.7 | |
| 6 | Bradley, Taj 4780 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 | 6 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 | |
| 7 | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | oak al | 4.0 | 7 | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 | |
| 8 | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp | bos al | 3.7 | 8 | Roupp, Landen 5079 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 | |
| 9 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 3.7 | 9 | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 | |
| 10 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | tor al | 3.7 | 10 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | lad nl | 3.7 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Jackson, Jeremiah 5277 | 2b | bal al | 4.2 | 1 | Stewart, Sal 5288 | 1b | cin nl | 4.0 | |
| 2 | Greene, Riley 4675 | lf dh | det al | 3.5 | 2 | Burleson, Alec 4874 | 1b | stl nl | 4.0 | |
| 3 | Rocchio, Brayan 5100 | ss | cle al | 3.5 | 3 | Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | lad nl | 3.7 | |
| 4 | Murakami, Munetaka 5308 | 1b | chi al | 3.5 | 4 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | lad nl | 3.7 | |
| 5 | Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b | hou al | 2.5 | 5 | Harris, Michael 4682 | cf ph | atl nl | 3.5 | |
| 6 | Montgomery, Colson 5235 | ss 3b | chi al | 2.5 | 6 | Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | chi nl | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Gray, Tristan 5305 | ss | min al | 2.5 | 7 | De La Cruz, Elly 4844 | ss dh | cin nl | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Okamoto, Kazuma 5331 | 3b | tor al | 2.5 | 8 | Goodman, Hunter 5033 | ca | col nl | 2.7 | |
| 9 | Buxton, Byron 3604 | cf | min al | 2.0 | 9 | Wiemer, Joey 4804 | rf | dc nl | 2.7 | |
| 10 | Naylor, Josh 4154 | 1b dh | sea al | 2.0 | 10 | Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | dh | phi nl | 2.5 |
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Yankees pitcher Max Fried is the new overall No. 1 in Box-Toppers rankings.
He takes the top spot this week alongside two new league-leading batters: Jeremiah Jackson (Orioles) in the American League and Sal Stewart (Reds) in the National League.
Meanwhile, Tyler Glasnow of the Dodgers leads NL pitchers for the second week.
Fried leads
Max Fried rises from second place last week, passing Angels pitcher José Soriano to lead player rankings. Though they both have 7.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, Fried wins the tiebreaker based on higher 2025 point totals—14.4 vs. 12.7. Fried also ranks ahead of Soriano among AL pitchers.
American League batters
Jeremiah Jackson rises from fifth place last week to pass Riley Greene of the Tigers with 4.2 Box-Toppers points. Greene falls to second place with 3.5 points.
Jackson ranks 12th overall.
National League batters
Sal Stewart rises from sixth place last week to first with 4.0 points, passing last week’s leader Max Muncy of the Dodgers, who falls to third place with 3.7 points. Stewart leads over second-place NL batter, Alec Burleson of the Cardinals. Though Stewart and Burleson both have 4.0 points, Stewart ranks ahead on a tiebreaker with more 2025 points—2.5 vs. 1.0.
Stewart ranks 17th overall.
National League pitchers
Tyler Glasnow leads for the second week with 5.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week. He ranks ahead of second-place NL pitcher, Randy Vásquez of the Padres (5.4 points).
Glasnow falls from third to fifth place overall.
Box-Toppers almanac
Closing the Gap: Batters Gain Ground
Batters won nearly half of Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors this week, increasing their share of Box-Toppers points won this season to nearly 40%.
In the 91 games played this week, batters won Player of the Game honors in 45 games, while pitchers won in 46.
Batters have now won 39.8% of Box-Toppers points awarded this season, ahead of their record-low 37.2% share they posted in 2024.
Pitchers have dominated in winning Player of the Game in recent seasons. While batters have struggled to reach parity with pitchers in recent seasons, it wasn’t always this way: From 1995 to 2009, batters generally won half or more of all Box-Toppers points each season. But their share of points dropped precipitously after 2009.
About Box-Toppers
Box-Toppers tracks who contributes most to their team’s victory. Using standard box score statistics, we identify the Player of the Game for every MLB contest. In the regular season, winners earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point, with bonus points awarded to the top overall and league-specific players of the day. More on how Box-Toppers works.
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