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2025 MVP contenders Aaron Judge of the Yankees, Cal Raleigh of the Mariners, George Springer of the Blue Jays, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies and Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal.
Baseball’s Most Valuable Player Award favorites did not perform well in the Box-Toppers metric in 2025.
Aaron Judge of the Yankees, Cal Raleigh of the Mariners and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers all hit more than 50 home runs, racking up impressive statistics. However, all three were comparatively rarely the player who contributed most to their team’s wins.
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The Philadelphia Phillies finish 2025 atop Box-Toppers team rankings, leading for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees rise to lead among American League teams in final Box-Toppers team rankings, while the non-playoff-bound Atlanta Braves are the hottest team over the final days of the season.
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The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the third week in a row.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers, although currently outside a postseason position, lead American League teams. Also, the Cleveland Guardians are the week’s hottest team.
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The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week in row.
But the Texas Rangers, the week’s hottest team, rise to first place among American League teams, passing the Detroit Tigers.
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The Philadelphia Phillies rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing the Detroit Tigers, who have led for the past five weeks.
The Tigers, however, maintain their lead among American League teams, while the Los Angeles Dodgers are the week’s hottest team.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Max Muncy of the Dodgers and Donovan Solano of the Mariners.
Read MorePadres pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Snell struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks, in the 6-1 win over the Giants.
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.