Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Thursday include Dalton Rushing of the Dodgers and Evan Carter of the Rangers.
Read MoreBrewers’ Misiorowski tops players for Friday, June 12, with highest game score in 8 years
Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day after recording the highest game score in more than eight years. His dominant shutout performance maintains his second-place spot in the season player rankings.
Other top Friday players include Bo Bichette of the Mets, Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller, Yordan Alvarez of the Astros, Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray and George Springer of the Blue Jays.
Read MoreMariners’ Miller tops players for Saturday, June 6; Brewers’ Misiorowski rises to 2nd
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Box-Toppers’ big dippers—players whose 2025 point total declined most from 2024: Luis Gil leads list
The 2024 Box-Toppers rookie leaders, Luis Gil and Shota Imanaga, both faltered during sophomore slumps in 2025, recording the two largest year-over-year Box-Toppers point declines.
Yankees pitcher Gil, whose Box-Toppers point total slid 16.4 points and Cubs pitcher Imanaga, whose total slipped 13.7 points, lead this year’s list of Box-Toppers’ big dippers.
Read MoreAs Dodgers celebrate 2nd straight title, a Box-Toppers look back at 2025 postseason
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2025 World Series after the season’s 12 playoff-qualifying teams played a total of 47 postseason games over 33 days from Sept. 30 to Nov. 1.
Here is a recap look at Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in each of the 47 postseason games for 2025.
Read MoreDodgers’ Ohtani, Mariners’ Suárez top players in Friday’s LCS games
Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Eugenio Suárez of the Mariners are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Friday’s league championship series games.
Ohtani, the 10-strikeout pitcher, beat Ohtani, the three home-run hitter, for Player of the Game honors in the National League Championship Series Game 4 win, as the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Milwaukee Brewers in a four-game series sweep. Suárez hit a pair of homers, including a grand slam, as the Seattle Mariners won Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, taking a 3-2 series lead over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Read MoreDodgers’ Glasnow, Blue Jays’ Giménez top players in Thursday’s LCS games
Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow and Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Thursday’s league championship series games.
The Los Angeles Dodgers take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-seven-game National League Championship Series, while the Toronto Blue Jays tie the American League Championship Series with the Seattle Mariners at two games apiece.
Read MoreMariners’ Miller tops players in Sunday’s ALCS Game 1 win over Blue Jays
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s American League Championship Series Game 1.
Miller struck out three over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and three walks in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Read MoreALCS Preview: Mariners hold Box-Toppers advantages over top AL seed Blue Jays
The American League’s top two-seeded teams play in the AL Championship Series, but Box-Toppers favors the second-seeded Seattle Mariners over the top-seed Toronto Blue Jays.
The Mariners are higher ranked in Box-Toppers team rankings, their likely starting nine batters have more Box-Toppers points and they hold an overwhelming advantage over the Blue Jays among starting pitchers. The Blue Jays, meanwhile, hold the Box-Toppers edge in relievers and key bench players.
Read MoreMisiorowski tops players is Saturday’s NLDS Game 5, as Brewers eliminate Cubs
Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s National League Division Series Game 5, as the Milwaukee Brewers win the series, eliminating the Chicago Cubs.
Misiorowski struck out three over four innings of middle relief, allowing one run, three hits, no walks and earning the win.
Read MoreBáez, Schwarber top players in Wednesday’s league division series games
Javier Báez of the Tigers tops players in Wednesday’s four League Division Series playoff games.
Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays advance to the American League Championship Series, eliminating the New York Yankees in four games in the AL Division Series.
Read MoreMariners’ Gilbert, Yankees’ Judge top players in Tuesday’s AL Division Series games
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert and Aaron Judge of the Yankees are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s two American League Division Series games.
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Dodgers, Mets, Phillies among leaders in Box-Toppers offseason team rankings
The Los Angeles Dodgers are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2025 but with player injuries factored in, the New York Mets hold the overall edge.
The current 2025 roster of last year’s World Series champion Dodgers accumulated 118.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, most of any team. However, with several players injured and expected to miss time in 2025, their injury-adjusted Box-Toppers point total drops to 106.7, fifth among all teams.
Read MoreA pitchers vs. batters breakdown of each team’s Box-Toppers point total for 2024
In 2024, teams with the most Box-Toppers points earned by pitchers generally ranked higher in overall Box-Toppers team rankings.
For example, the Philadephia Phillies led all teams with 124.9 Box-Toppers points. Pitchers earned 78.0 of those points, fifth-most among all teams. Box-Toppers’ seven top-ranked teams were all among the top 10 in points earned by pitchers.
However, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers were a notable anomaly. While the team finished eighth overall in Box-Toppers points (113.7), they finished 11th in points earned by pitchers (66.2) and third in points earned by batters (47.5).
Read MoreBox-Toppers 2024 year-end All-Star teams
Overall Box-Toppers points leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, leads the Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2024 regular season.
The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to nine batters in each league are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.
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A Box-Toppers look at postseason awards—For 1st time in 30 years, our picks may win
Box-Toppers points leaders have never won all four major postseason awards since tracking began in 1995.
But this year, in the 30th season of tracking, there is a chance that the four Box-Toppers points category leaders (both league’s batters and pitchers) may win the four major awards (both league’s Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards).
Read MoreMariners’ Miller tops players Monday, Sept. 23, rising to 8th in player rankings
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Miller struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 6-1 win over the Astros.
Read MoreMariners’ Kirby tops players Sunday, Sept. 15; Yankees’ Judge extends AL batting lead
Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees increases his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, National League Most Valuable Player favorite Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors, but only ranks 14th among NL batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreYankees’ Gil tops players Friday, Sept. 6; Phillies’ Wheeler regains player rankings lead
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Astros pitcher Framber Valdez rises to seventh place and Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller rises to eighth place.
Read MoreMariners’ Miller tops players Monday, Aug. 26, rising to 8th in player rankings
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Miller struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Rays.
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