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Marlins pitcher Eury Pérez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Angels pitcher Reid Detmers, White Sox pitcher Sean Burke, Luke Keaschall of the Twins and Geraldo Perdomo of the Diamondbacks.
Read MorePirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Lucas Spence of the Astros, Guardians pitcher Joey Cantillo and Pavin Smith of the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Chris Sale is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Pete Alonso of the Orioles extends his lead among American League batters by earning Player of the Game honors, becoming the third batter—and the second exclusive hitter—to reach 10 Box-Toppers points in 2026.
Read MorePirates pitcher Jared Jones is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers ace Jacob Misiorowski officially secured 2026 Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors Sunday, earning Player of the Game honors to put the overall season points race completely out of reach.
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Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez maintains fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams rises to eighth place in season player rankings.
Angels pitcher Walbert Ureña is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Henry Davis of the Pirates, White Sox pitcher Erick Fedde and Trevor Story of the Red Sox.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Zebby Matthews is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to eighth place in player rankings after earning top player honors Tuesday.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Padres closing pitcher Mason Miller rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors and has the fourth-highest single-season total for a closer since 1998.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Cam Schlittler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, passing Dylan Cease of the Blue Jays for the lead among American League pitchers—even though Cease also won Player of the Game honors in his Sunday start.
Schlittler rises to third place overall while Cease drops from third to fourth, despite earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, Lawrence Butler of the Athletics and J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Dustin May is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Riley Greene of the Tigers rises to first place among American League batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points, passing Pete Alonso of the Orioles.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Jackson Merrill of the Padres, Brewers pitcher Logan Henderson, Yankees pitcher Will Warren and Zach Neto of the Angels.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, Cardinals pitcher Cooper Hjerpe, Jake Burger of the Rangers, Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves, Padres closing pitcher Mason Miller and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes.
Read MorePirates pitcher Jared Jones is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Astros pitcher Cristian Javier, Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell, Brayan Rocchio of the Guardians, Brice Turang of the Brewers and Padres closing pitcher Mason Miller.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Kevin Gausman is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Rangers pitcher Cal Quantrill, Carter Jensen of the Royals and Jake Mangum of the Pirates.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Cam Schlittler is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease becomes the third player to reach 20 Box-Toppers points in 2026 (20.4) after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Gavin Williams is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo moved within 0.4 points of the overall lead after winning Player of the Game honors Tuesday, while Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo jumped into 10th place in overall season rankings.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Michael Wacha is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors: Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease maintained third place overall and Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler rose to fourth place.
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.