A look at Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams as 1st phase of voting concludes Thursday

With the first phase of voting wrapping up Thursday for the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, here’s a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues, through games played Tuesday, June 23.

The first phase of fan voting closes Thursday. The second phase features finalist voting from Monday, June 29 to Thursday, July 2.

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Mets’ McLean tops players for Wednesday, June 17; Orioles’ Bradish tops AL players

Mets pitcher Nolan McLean is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other top players Wednesday include Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish, Kyle Stowers of the Marlins, Cody Bellinger of the Yankees and Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks.

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Marlins’ Meyer tops players for Saturday, May 2; Braves’ Sale rises to lead NL pitchers

Marlins pitcher Max Meyer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, while Braves ace Chris Sale rises to the top of National League pitching rankings.

Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include White Sox pitcher Sean Burke, Cody Bellinger of the Yankees and Marcell Ozuna of the Pirates.

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Four Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2025 All-MLB First Team

Four Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2025’s 16-member “All-MLB” Team. Five other Box-Toppers leaders are among the “All-MLB” Second Team.

The All-MLB team is selected with half the vote coming from fans and half coming from an expert panel. Unlike the selections for baseball’s All-Star Game, players are chosen not based on their affiliation with the American League or National League. Instead, players are selected from all Major League Baseball teams, regardless of league affiliation, and are designated as “First Team” or “Second Team.”

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Phillies’ Schwarber tops players for Thursday, Aug. 28, with 4-home run game

Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day with his four-home run game.

Also Thursday, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet maintains his fifth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Tigers’ Skubal tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 19, closing in on leader, Phillies’ Wheeler

Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, moving within 1.0 Box-Toppers point of overall leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who has led player rankings since mid-May.

Skubal also bolsters his overall second-place ranking and extends his lead among American League pitchers.

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D-backs’ Kelly tops players for Sunday, May 18; Mariners’ Woo extends AL pitching lead

Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo extends his lead among American League pitchers in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. He also maintains second place in overall Box-Toppers season player rankings.

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Tigers’ Skubal tops players Tuesday, Sept. 24, securing 2024 AL B-T Player of the Year

Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings and securing 2024 American League Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors.

Skubal struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Rays.

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How 2023 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Six of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2023 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2023 Box-Toppers point totals.

The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers, analyzing traditional box scores, tracks which player most helps his team win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.

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Box-Toppers points leaders Ohtani, Henderson win 2023 Players Choice Awards

Only two of Box-Toppers category leaders also won Players Choice Awards for 2023 as voted by the players’ union: Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who was voted American League Outstanding Player and Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles was voted AL Outstanding Rookie.

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Luzardo leads Box-Toppers most improved list; 2 others win B-T Comeback Player

While Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo is Box-Toppers’ most improved player in 2023, our choices for Comeback Players of the Year are Eduardo Rodriguez of the Tigers and Jason Heyward of the Dodgers.

Meanwhile, the consensus choices for Comeback Players of the Year—Cody Bellinger and Liam Hendriks—did not rank very highly among Box-Toppers most improved players in 2023.

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Brewers’ Peralta tops players for Saturday, July 15; Tigers’ Lorenzen tops AL players

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Peralta struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Reds.

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