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Royals pitcher Michael Wacha is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors: Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease maintained third place overall and Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler rose to fourth place.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Cade Cavalli is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earn Player of the Game honors—Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft (who holds steady in sixth place) and Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (who rises to ninth place).
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Luis Castillo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Alex Bregman of the Cubs, Trent Grisham of the Yankees and Alec Burleson of the Cardinals.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Framber Valdez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Sal Stewart of the Reds becomes the first player to earn 10 Box-Toppers points as a batter in 2026 after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Yankees pitcher Ryan Weathers, Luis Torrens of the Mets, Caleb Durbin of the Red Sox and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Will Warren is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease, second overall in Box-Toppers season player rankings, extends his lead among American League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors.
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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)
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)
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 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 MoreYankees pitcher Cam Schlittler is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, retaking the season player rankings lead among American League pitchers and climbing to third overall.
Also Monday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers maintains fourth place overall in 2026 Box-Toppers points after winning Player of the Game honors as a designated hitter, extending his lead among National League batters.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place overall and taking the 2026 Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers.
Cease struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Mariners.
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Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez leads the Box-Toppers player rankings for a sixth consecutive week.
Sánchez—who also leads National League pitchers—and all other Box-Toppers category leaders remain unchanged from last week:
Cam Schlittler of the Yankees leads American League pitchers.
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers tops NL batters.
Nick Kurtz of the Athletics leads AL batters.
Tigers pitcher Troy Melton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Dansby Swanson of the Cubs won National League Player of the Day, recording the highest Box-Toppers game score by a batter this season, and rose to second place among NL batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points.
Read MorePirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, climbing to third place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani earned Player of the Game honors. Despite the win, Ohtani slipped from fourth to fifth place overall after being overtaken by Player of the Day Ashcraft.
Read MorePirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Adley Rutschman of the Orioles and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
Read MoreAngels pitcher José Soriano is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Willson Contreras of the Red Sox and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
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Source: MLB.com
The Philadelphia Phillies are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team while National League top-seed Milwaukee Brewers rank fifth among NL playoff teams in Box-Toppers points.
A Box-Toppers look at both National League Division Series, which begin Saturday.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Astros pitcher Cristian Javier, Dansby Swanson of the Cubs and Anthony Volpe of the Yankees.
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.