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Cardinals pitcher Andre Pallante is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 10th straight week.
Meanwhile, all category leaders continue their Box-Toppers points leads since last week: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers leads American League pitchers, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs leads National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Quinn Priester is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day as regular-season games resume after the All-Star break.
Also Friday, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs extends his lead in Box-Toppers points among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreOn 27 of the 30 Major League clubs, pitchers are the team’s leader in 2025 Box-Toppers points. Batters lead the other three teams.
Pitchers are dominating much the way they are winning the overwhelming majority of Box-Toppers points this season compared to batters. Pitchers are winning 61 percent of all points this season compared to 39 percent for batters. The all-time record-low share of points earned by batters is 37.2 percent set in 2024. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
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Box-Toppers’ list of worthy but unchosen 2025 All-Stars includes Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs, Christian Yelich of the Brewers, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta and George Springer of the Blue Jays. Details.
Seiya Suzuki, Christian Yelich, Nick Pivetta, Sonny Gray and George Springer lead Box-Toppers’ list of 2025 “worthy but unchosen” All-Stars.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings at the All-Star break, the ninth straight week he has led, going back to May 15.
Meanwhile, all category leaders continue their Box-Toppers points leads since the last player rankings report July 3: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers leads American League pitchers, Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters and Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs leads National League batters.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs, Orioles pitcher Grant Wolfram, Marcus Semien of the Rangers and Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the eighth straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Tarik Skubal of the Tigers rises to lead American League pitchers, passing previous leader Hunter Brown of the Astros. Also, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs rises to lead National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers maintains his lead among AL batters.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Eury Pérez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Angels pitcher José Soriano, George Springer of the Blue Jays and James Wood of the Nationals.
Read MorePirates pitcher Mitch Keller 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 earn Player of the Game honors: Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to third place and Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to fourth place.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the seventh straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Hunter Brown of the Astros rises to lead American League pitchers, passing previous leader Garrett Crochet of the Red Sox. Also, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to lead National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers maintains his lead among AL batters.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, three players make notable rises in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors:
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to fifth place overall.
Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the sixth straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Garrett Crochet of the Red Sox rises to lead American League pitchers, passing previous leader Tarik Skubal of the Tigers. Also, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs rises to lead National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers maintains his lead among AL batters.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs rises to first place among National League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Andy Pages of the Dodgers and Cam Smith of the Astros.
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Among players on Box-Toppers’ 2025 and 2024-25 All-Star teams are (from left) Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Christian Yelich of the Brewers, Riley Greene of the Tigers, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Willy Adames of the Giants.
With the first phase of voting wrapping up next week for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, here’s a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues, through the games of Sunday, June 15.
The first phase of fan All-Star voting closes June 26 and the second phase, with finalist voting only, runs from June 30 to July 2. Here is more information about how that works. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 15, at the Atlanta Braves’ home stadium, Truist Park.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fifth straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Tarik Skubal of the Tigers rises to lead American League pitchers, passing previous leader Carlos Rodón of the Yankees. Christian Yelich of the Brewers continues to lead NL batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers continues to lead AL batters.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fourth straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, all other Box-Toppers team rankings category leaders remain the same as last week: Carlos Rodón of the Yankees leads American League pitchers, Christian Yelich of the Brewers leads NL batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the third week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Carlos Rodón of the Yankees rises to lead American League pitchers. Both league’s batting leaders remain the same as last week: Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters and Christian Yelich of the Brewers leads NL batters.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Carlos Rodón is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and taking the lead among American League pitchers.
Also Tuesday, Twins pitcher Joe Ryan rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and becoming the first player in 2025 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs rises to first place in 2025 Box-Toppers points among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors. He rises to ninth place overall.
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.