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Though he’s now out for the season, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 15th straight week.
Meanwhile, all Box-Toppers category leaders remain unchanged since last week: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers leads American League pitchers, Christian Yelich of the Brewers leads National League batters and José Ramírez of the Guardians leads AL batters.
Read MoreKyle 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.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jack Leiter is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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While Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 14th straight week, his lead has shrunk to less than 1.0 Box-Toppers point and his return date from the injured list is uncertain.
Meanwhile, all Box-Toppers category leaders remain unchanged since last week, with American League pitching leader Tarik Skubal creeping within 0.7 points of Wheeler.
Read MoreTigers 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.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Logan Webb is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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NOTE: Carlos Rodón has 12.7 Box-Toppers points (not 13.0) but is still in ninth place overall.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 13th straight week, expanding his lead since last week.
Meanwhile, José Ramírez of the Guardians rises to first place among American League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points, passing Riley Greene of the Tigers, who had led for the past 11 weeks.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 12th straight week, but his lead has narrowed.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, who leads American League pitchers for the fifth week and ranks second overall, is now within 1.7 Box-Toppers points over Wheeler and could pass Wheeler for the overall lead in his next scheduled start Friday.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises from sixth to fifth place and Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises from 10th to eighth place.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Aaron Civale is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors, maintaining second place overall and extending his lead among American League pitchers. Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff, Francisco Lindor of the Mets, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, Rangers pitcher Merrill Kelly and Trevor Story of the Red Sox.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 12th straight week.
Meanwhile, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to lead National League batters this week, while other category leaders remain the same: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers continues to lead American League pitchers and Riley Greene of the Tigers continues to lead AL batters.
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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 MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining second place in season player rankings and extending his lead among American League pitchers.
Also Sunday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
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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 MoreRed Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd, Byron Buxton of the Twins, Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Jackson Merrill of the Padres.
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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 MoreRays pitcher Shane Baz is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, taking the lead among American League pitchers.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Trevor Rogers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Diamondbacks pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, James Wood of the Nationals and Zach Neto of the Angels.
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 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.