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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Alex Bregman of the Cubs and J.P. Crawford of the Mariners.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski retakes the overall lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
He leads a Saturday slate where three other top-10 players also captured Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft (moves to third), Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo (holds eighth), and Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray (climbs to 10th).
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Payton Tolle is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski takes the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Box-Toppers supports four players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the 2026 ballot: Cole Hamels, Félix Hernández, Torii Hunter and Chase Utley.
Box-Toppers is voting for four players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 2026 Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) ballot.
Box-Toppers is voting for these players, listed alphabetically by last name. (To jump directly to their Box-Toppers-focused profile below, click the jump link next to their name.)
Read MoreBox-Toppers is voting for four players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 2025 Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) ballot.
Box-Toppers is voting for these players: Felix Hernandez, Torii Hunter, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
Notably, Box-Toppers is not voting for Ichiro Suzuki, who is on the Hall ballot for the first time for 2025. While Suzuki is expected to be a shoo-in for the Hall and to possibly be only the second player inducted on a unanimous vote, I devoted a previous post to why Box-Toppers doesn’t view him as a Hall of Famer. In addition, this post which will show how unfavorably he compares in Box-Toppers rankings to even this year’s Hall candidates, may even make a more stark case why I don’t see Suzuki as a Hall of Famer.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Andre Pallante is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors: Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to second place and Mets pitcher Sean Manaea rises to eighth place.
Read MorePadres pitcher Yu Darvish is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Darvish struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 9-1 win over the Braves.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Bailey Ober is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Royals pitcher Seth Lugo rises to first place among American League pitchers (fifth overall) after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Cardinals closing pitcher Ryan Helsley rises to ninth place in season player rankings.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Wheeler struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run (none earned), four hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Giants.
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Box-Toppers is voting for six players for 2024 Hall of Fame induction on the internet writers’ ballot—Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer and Billy Wagner.
Box-Toppers is voting for six players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 2024 Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) ballot.
Box-Toppers is voting for these players, listed alphabetically by last name: Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer and Billy Wagner.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
deGrom struck out five over four scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Royals. deGrom did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited before pitching the required five innings to earn the win.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Thursday’s Opening Day Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Box-Toppers is voting for four players for 2023 Hall of Fame induction on the internet writers’ ballot—Todd Helton, Torii Hunter, Jeff Kent and Billy Wagner.
Box-Toppers is voting for four players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 2023 Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) ballot.
Box-Toppers is voting for these players: Todd Helton, Torii Hunter, Jeff Kent and Billy Wagner.
Read MorePadres pitcher Blake Snell is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Snell struck out 13 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth in season player rankings.
Cole struck out 14 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 7-1 win over the Twins.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Brady Singer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Also, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to ninth place in player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRays pitcher Corey Kluber is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Mets pitcher Tylor Megill rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Two other players also rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 Friday—Jose Ramirez of the Guardians rises to fifth place and Yordan Alvarez of the Astros rises to sixth. Plus, C.J. Cron of the Rockies rises to first place among National League batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points Friday.
Read MoreDavid Ortiz is the only player inducted into internet baseball writers’ Hall of Fame for 2022.
None of the nine candidates Box-Toppers voted for Hall induction received the necessary 75 percent support. And Box-Toppers also did not vote for Ortiz.
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.