The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the fifth straight week, while the New York Yankees maintain the lead among American League teams.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2026 team rankings through games of Thursday, Aug. 27. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated this season. The column BTP/wk shows the number of points teams have accumulated in the past week. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of Aug. 20.
| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodgers | 116.3 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 2 | Brewers | 113.9 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 3 | Phillies | 99.7 | 5.7 | 3 |
| 4 | Yankees | 97.5 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 5 | Rays | 96.0 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 6 | Braves | 94.3 | 5.0 | 7 |
| 7 | Cubs | 94.0 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 8 | Guardians | 92.2 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 9 | Mariners | 90.5 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 10 | Blue Jays | 88.4 | 2.0 | 8 |
| 11 | White Sox | 88.1 | 4.0 | 11 |
| 12 | Red Sox | 88.0 | 5.0 | 12 |
| 13 | Padres | 85.0 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 14 | Twins | 83.6 | 1.0 | 13 |
| 15 | Pirates | 83.2 | 2.7 | 14 |
| 16 | Rangers | 78.2 | 4.0 | 17 |
| 17 | Diamondbacks | 78.1 | 1.5 | 16 |
| 18 | Marlins | 74.3 | 4.0 | 18 |
| 19 | Reds | 71.7 | 2.5 | 19 |
| 20 | Astros | 69.1 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 21 | Cardinals | 66.8 | 1.0 | 20 |
| 22 | Royals | 65.9 | 6.2 | 24 |
| 23 | Orioles | 65.5 | 4.5 | 23 |
| 24 | Tigers | 62.3 | 1.0 | 22 |
| 25 | Nationals | 62.1 | 3.5 | 25 |
| 26 | Mets | 58.9 | 2.0 | 26 |
| 27 | Athletics | 57.2 | 5.0 | 27 |
| 28 | Rockies | 54.1 | 2.5 | 28 |
| 29 | Angels | 47.9 | 1.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Giants | 47.7 | 3.0 | 30 |
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Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians posted the week's biggest points gain.
Dodgers lead overall
The Dodgers lead all teams with 116.3 Box-Toppers points (+3.7 this week). Los Angeles has held the top spot in 13 of the past 14 reports—and 18 of 20 overall—while leading NL teams in 20 of 21 reports this season.
The Dodgers are 2.4 points ahead of the second-place Milwaukee Brewers (113.9), who gained 5.2 points this week. The Dodgers have baseball’s second-best winning percentage (.597) behind the Brewers (.619).
The Dodgers are led by Shohei Ohtani with 15.7 Box-Toppers points (7.0 as a batter and 8.7 as a pitcher). He ranks seventh overall, first among NL batters and fifth among NL pitchers. Other key Dodgers players include pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13.4 points, seventh among NL pitchers) and Andy Pages (5.7 points, 21st among NL batters). Twenty-seven Dodgers have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2026.
Yankees lead AL teams
The Yankees lead AL teams for a second straight week with 97.5 Box-Toppers points (+4.5 this week), remaining fourth overall. Tampa Bay ranks second in the AL (96.0 points) despite holding a four-game lead over New York in the AL East.
New York is led by pitcher Cam Schlittler (15.7 points, sixth overall and second among AL pitchers). Top batter is Jazz Chisholm Jr. (6.5 points, ninth among AL batters). Twenty-eight Yankees players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2026.
Biggest gain: Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland posted the biggest gain this week, adding 6.5 Box-Toppers points, giving them 92.2 points, moving from ninth to eighth place overall.
Last place: San Francisco Giants
The Giants are in 30th and last place for the second week with 47.7 points, picking up 3.0 in the past week.
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