The Los Angeles Dodgers hold the top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the seventh consecutive week, expanding their lead over the second-place Milwaukee Brewers.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2026 team rankings through games of Thursday, Sept. 10. 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 Sept 3.
| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodgers | 126.3 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Brewers | 122.8 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 3 | Phillies | 110.9 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 4 | Yankees | 108.2 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 5 | Rays | 104.5 | 4.0 | 5 |
| 6 | Braves | 103.0 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 7 | Cubs | 101.7 | 2.5 | 7 |
| 8 | Guardians | 99.7 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 9 | Red Sox | 97.4 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 10 | Blue Jays | 97.4 | 3.0 | 9 |
| 11 | Mariners | 97.2 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 12 | Pirates | 93.2 | 7.0 | 14 |
| 13 | White Sox | 93.1 | 2.0 | 12 |
| 14 | Padres | 91.5 | 5.5 | 15 |
| 15 | Twins | 88.6 | 2.0 | 13 |
| 16 | Rangers | 87.4 | 3.0 | 16 |
| 17 | Diamondbacks | 84.1 | 3.0 | 17 |
| 18 | Marlins | 79.0 | 1.0 | 18 |
| 19 | Reds | 78.2 | 2.0 | 19 |
| 20 | Astros | 77.8 | 3.7 | 20 |
| 21 | Orioles | 74.0 | 2.0 | 21 |
| 22 | Cardinals | 73.7 | 2.7 | 22 |
| 23 | Royals | 72.9 | 2.0 | 23 |
| 24 | Tigers | 67.8 | 3.5 | 25 |
| 25 | Nationals | 66.6 | 0.0 | 24 |
| 26 | Mets | 65.9 | 6.0 | 26 |
| 27 | Athletics | 65.2 | 5.5 | 27 |
| 28 | Rockies | 57.1 | 1.0 | 28 |
| 29 | Giants | 55.7 | 5.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Angels | 54.9 | 4.5 | 30 |
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Meanwhile, the New York Yankees maintain the lead among American League teams and the Pittsburgh Pirates made the biggest jump in team rankings.
Dodgers lead overall
The Dodgers lead all teams with 126.3 Box-Toppers points (+7.0 this week). Los Angeles has held the top spot in 15 of the past 16 reports—and 20 of the past 22—while leading NL teams in 22 of 23 reports this season.
The Dodgers expanded their lead over the second-place Brewers (122.8 points, gaining 4.2 points this week). The Brewers have baseball’s best winning percentage (.619) while the Dodgers are second (.610).
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 10th overall, first among NL batters and sixth among NL pitchers. Other key Dodgers players include pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (15.4 points, seventh among NL pitchers) and Andy Pages (5.7 points, 25th among NL batters). Twenty-eight Dodgers have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2026.
Yankees lead AL teams
The Yankees lead AL teams for a fourth straight week with 108.2 Box-Toppers points (+4.7 this week), remaining fourth overall. The Yankees have led AL teams 19 of the past 20 weeks. The Tampa Bay Rays rank second in the AL (104.5 points) despite holding a three-game lead over New York in the AL East and having the AL’s best winning percentage over the Yankees (.596 vs. .575).
New York is led by pitcher Cam Schlittler (19.7 points, fourth overall and second among AL pitchers). Top batter is Jazz Chisholm Jr. (6.5 points, 10th among AL batters). Twenty-eight Yankees players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2026.
Best week: Pirates, Dodgers
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers both made gains of 7.0 Box-Toppers points this week, most among all teams, with the Pirates making a two-spot jump in rankings, most among all teams.
The Pirates, who won five of their six games this week, now have 93.2 Box-Toppers points, rising from 14th to 12th among all teams.
The Dodgers, who won all six of their games this week, expand their overall lead with their 7.0-point gain.
Last place: Los Angeles Angels
The Angels rank last for the second week with 54.9 points, gaining 4.5 in the past week.
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