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Angels pitcher José Soriano is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott, Evan Carter of the Rangers, Alek Thomas of the Diamondbacks and Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays.
Read MoreReds pitcher Andrew Abbott is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Astros pitcher Framber Valdez, Willi Castro of the Twins and Francisco Lindor of the Mets.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after both earn Player of the Game honors—Carson Kelly of the Cubs rises to sixth place and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place.
Read MoreReds pitcher Andrew Abbott is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Abbott struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 6-0 win over the Rockies.
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The Atlanta Braves are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2024, with a roster mostly intact from 2023 when they had baseball’s best record.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are Box-Toppers’ top two American League teams, with the Mariners having one of the best offseason improvements of any team so far. And also, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have made big offseason splashes adding Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Teoscar Hernandez, their offseason ranking has actually fallen from third place last season to fourth place now.
Read MoreGunnar Henderson of the Orioles, the American League Rookie of the Year, is among the players on Box-Toppers 2023 All-Rookie Team.
But Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks, voted National League Rookie of the Year, is not among the players on the team, having finished sixth among rookie outfielders with 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023.
Read MorePadres pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Snell struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks, in the 6-1 win over the Giants.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Alex Cobb is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cobb struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Athletics. Cobb did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Athletics tied the game after he exited.
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The Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2023 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Both the Rays and Rangers have seven players on the top 100 list (which actually consists of 102 players because of a tie for 100th place). Both American League teams are also among the top three in Box-Toppers team rankings at the All-Star break—the Rays rank first and the Rangers rank third, second among AL teams.
Read MoreReds pitcher Andrew Abbott is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to lead National League pitchers in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. He also rises to fourth place overall.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nola struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing three runs (none earned), one hit and three walks, in the 8-3 win over the Tigers.
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.