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Max Fried leads all Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s Wild Card playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s Wild Card games: Chase Meidroth of the White Sox, Gavin Sheets of the Padres and Phillies pitcher Andrew Painter.
Read MoreCam Schlittler leads all Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Tuesday's opening Wild Card playoff action. Joining him as Tuesday's Players of the Game: Padres pitcher Michael King, Braves pitcher Chris Sale, and White Sox relief pitcher Grant Taylor.
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Four of the eight starting pitchers in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round games earned more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2026, and two are among the season’s top three players.
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo—whose 23.0 Box-Toppers points rank second overall and second among National League pitchers—leads the way as he takes the mound for Game 1 against the Braves. Meanwhile, Box-Toppers’ top American League pitcher, Cam Schlittler of the Yankees (21.7 points, third overall), starts Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place overall on the final day of the regular season.
Plus, these players also won Player of the Game honors Sunday:
Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski capped off his Box-Toppers Player of the Year season by extending his overall lead in 2026 Box-Toppers points.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and third among National League pitchers.
Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, in what could be the final start of his career, ended the season by extending his lead among active players in career Box-Toppers points.
Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski officially secured 2026 Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors Sunday, earning Player of the Game honors to put the overall season points race completely out of reach.
Also Sunday:
Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez maintains fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams rises to eighth place in season player rankings.
Angels pitcher Reid Detmers is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings, winning National League Player of the Day, one day after Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo passed him for the lead.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Red Sox pitcher Jake Bennett, Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs and Josh Rojas of the Royals.
Read MoreShohei Ohtani of the Dodgers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, winning as a designated hitter and rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals won American League Player of the Day honors.
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.
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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski leads Box-Toppers overall player rankings for a third consecutive week, despite briefly surrendering the top spot for a single day.
Other Box-Toppers category leaders remain unchanged since last week:
AL Pitchers: Dylan Cease, Blue Jays (16.4 points)
NL Batters: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (13.7 points)
AL Batters: Yordan Alvarez, Astros (7.5 points)
Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen earned Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day honors, while Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski reclaimed the lead in overall season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Angels pitcher José Soriano rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski leads his second straight Box-Toppers player rankings report, while Yordan Alvarez of the Astros rises this week to lead American League batters.
Other Box-Toppers category leaders remain unchanged since the last player rankings report before the All-Star break on July 12:
AL Pitchers: Dylan Cease, Blue Jays (14.4 points)
NL Batters: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (13.7 points)
Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Yordan Alvarez of the Astros climbs to first place among American League batters after both win Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo climbs to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2026 player rankings at the All-Star break.
The Phillies have six players on the list, followed by three teams that have five each—the Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease is Box-Toppers 2026 All-Star Player of the Game.
Cease started the game Tuesday for the American League, striking out three in his one inning, allowing no runs or hits, walking one, and picking up the win in the 4-0 win over the National League.
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Box-Toppers’ list of worthy but unchosen 2026 All-Stars includes Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo and Logan Gilbert and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler and Mariners pitchers Bryan Woo and Logan Gilbert are Box-Toppers’ most worthy but unchosen players for the 2026 All-Star Game.
Joining them as key All-Star snubs are Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Dansby Swanson of the Cubs, Jake McCarthy of the Rockies, Sal Stewart of the Reds and Michael Harris II of the Braves.
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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski rises to lead Box-Toppers player rankings, passing previous leader Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez.
Also, Dylan Cease of the Blue Jays climbs to first place among American League pitchers in 2026 Box-Toppers points, passing Cam Schlittler of the Yankees.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease, who came within three outs of pitching a no-hitter, is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, taking the lead among American League pitchers in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Nationals pitcher Foster Griffin, Elly De La Cruz of the Reds and Kody Clemens of the Twins.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski retakes the overall lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez, 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.