Blue Jays’ Gausman tops players for Friday, March 27; Braves’ Sale tops NL players

Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other top players Friday include Braves pitcher Chris Sale, Tigers pitcher Kenley Jansen and Alex Freeland of the Dodgers.

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Twins’ López tops players for Saturday, May 17; Phillies’ Wheeler extends rankings lead

Twins pitcher Pablo López is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.

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Cardinals’ Gray tops players for Wednesday, May 7; Fried, Greene rise in top 10 rankings

Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors:

  • Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to fourth place overall and first place among American League pitchers.

  • Reds pitcher Hunter Greene rises to fifth place overall.

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Rays’ Shane Baz tops players for Monday, April 14; Dodgers’ Dustin May tops NL players

Rays pitcher Shane Baz is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Dodgers pitcher Dustin May, Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray, Tyler Fitzgerald of the Giants and Yankees pitcher Carlos Carrasco.

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Rays’ Springs tops players Tuesday, Aug. 27; Phillies’ Nola rises to 9th in player rankings

Rays pitcher Jeffrey Springs is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.

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Astros’ Valdez tops players Sunday, Aug. 18; Brewers’ Rea tops NL players

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Sunday's Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Valdez struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk in the 2-0 win over the White Sox.

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Mets’ Quintana tops players for Friday, June 21; Braves’ Sale rises to 2nd in rankings

Mets pitcher Jose Quintana is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and first place among National League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Athletics’ Kaprielian tops players for Sunday, Oct. 2; Phillies’ Wheeler tops NL players

Athletics pitcher James Kaprielian is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Kaprielian struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 10-3 win over the Mariners.

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Blue Jays’ Manoah tops players for Monday, June 13; Padres’ Darvish tops NL players

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Manoah struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 11-1 win over the Orioles.

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Brewers’ Peralta tops players for Monday, May 16, rising to 9th in player rankings

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.

Peralta struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Braves.

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Reds’ Mahle tops players for Wednesday, June 16; Yankees’ Cole rises to lead player rankings

Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second place in player rankings and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintained his fifth-place spot in rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors.

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Mets’ deGrom tops players for Monday, May 31, rising to 6th in player rankings

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.

deGrom struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

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Yankees’ Kluber, pitching a no-hitter, tops players for Wednesday, May 19

Yankees pitcher Corey Kluber, pitching a no-hitter, is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to fourth place and Marlins pitcher Trevor Rogers rises to fifth.

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A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2019

Analyzing 25 years of Box-Toppers points leaders among American League and National League pitchers and batters each season.

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Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg tops players for Thursday, April 4; Indians’ Bauer rises to lead season player rankings

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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Indians’ Carlos Carrasco top players for Tuesday, Aug. 28, rises to 6th in player rankings

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.

Carrasco struck out 11 over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 8-1 win over the Twins.

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Dodgers' Kershaw tops players for Sunday, April 15; Rangers' Colon is 1st to earn Box-Toppers points in 20 seasons

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.

Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon, flirting with a perfect game at age 44, becomes the first player to earn Box-Toppers points in 20 different seasons after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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Phillies' Nick Pivetta tops players for Thursday, April 5; Red Sox' Price tops AL players

Phillies pitcher Nick Pivetta is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Pivetta struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Marlins.

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How 2018 Hall of Fame candidates fared in Box-Toppers

Four players—Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Trevor Hoffman—were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Wednesday. Key players overlooked: Curt Schilling, Jeff Kent, Johan Santana and the PED-clouded five of Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Manny Ramirez, Gary Sheffield and Sammy Sosa.

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Phillies' Aaron Nola tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 13; Twins' Santana rises to 9th in Box-Toppers rankings

Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Twins pitcher Ervin Santana rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer failed in his chance to take the 2017 Box-Toppers points lead after he did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s loss Wednesday.

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