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Angels pitcher George Klassen is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first career Box-Toppers points in his fifth Major League game.
Also Tuesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft rises to fourth place and Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison rises to eighth place.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Reds pitcher Chase Burns, Jac Caglianone of the Royals and Xander Bogaerts of the Padres.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Cade Cavalli is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earn Player of the Game honors—Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft (who holds steady in sixth place) and Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (who rises to ninth place).
Read MoreRays pitcher Drew Rasmussen is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, two pitchers rise in the Box-Toppers season top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors: Cristopher Sánchez of the Phillies climbs to third place and Braxton Ashcraft of the Pirates moves to fifth place.
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 MorePirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, climbing to third place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani earned Player of the Game honors. Despite the win, Ohtani slipped from fourth to fifth place overall after being overtaken by Player of the Day Ashcraft.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft rises to second in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is this week’s new Box-Toppers player rankings leader, passing Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft, who led last week.
Also, Gavin Williams of the Guardians rises to lead American League pitchers and Munetaka Murakami of the White Sox rises to lead AL batters, while Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers continues to lead National League batters.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first Box-Toppers points in 20 months after recovery from Tommy John surgery.
Also Wednesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list:
Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez jumps to first place overall after winning National League Player of the Day honors.
Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams rises to second place, bolstering his lead among American League pitchers.
Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani climbs to sixth place with his seventh Player of the Game honor of 2026, his fifth as a pitcher.
Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is this week’s new Box-Toppers player rankings leader, passing teammate Paul Skenes, who led the past two weeks.
Also, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers rises to lead National League batters, while José Soriano of the Angels continues to lead American League pitchers and Jeremiah Jackson of the Orioles maintains his lead among AL batters.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Luis Severino is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft also reclaimed the overall lead in Box-Toppers season rankings after being named National League Player of the Day.
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Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes leads the Box-Toppers player rankings report for a second week.
While Skenes briefly surrendered the top spot early in the week, he reclaimed it Tuesday to hold the overall lead for a second straight week. In the American League, José Soriano of the Angels returns to the top of the pitching leaderboard, while the league batting leaders remain unchanged.
Read MorePirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Twins pitcher Bailey Ober, Randy Arozarena of the Mariners, Daylen Lile of the Nationals and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Angels pitcher José Soriano regains the top spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez rises to fourth place with his top player honor Sunday.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Spencer Strider is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing teammate Paul Skenes for the lead, after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to lead this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report.
Skenes takes the top overall spot and also is the new leader among National League pitchers. Also, Michael Harris II of the Braves is this week’s new leader among NL batters.
Read MorePirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, becoming the new leader in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo, Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, Andy Pages of the Dodgers, Marcus Semien of the Mets, Adley Rutschman of the Orioles and Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, vaulting to fifth place in season rankings. Meanwhile, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley climbs to eighth overall after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello, Pete Alonso of the Orioles and Jackson Merrill of the Padres.
Read MorePirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place among National League pitchers in 2026 Box-Toppers points.
Meanwhile, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Max Fried is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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.