Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s American League Championship Series Game 1.
Miller struck out three over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and three walks in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Read MoreALCS Preview: Mariners hold Box-Toppers advantages over top AL seed Blue Jays
The American League’s top two-seeded teams play in the AL Championship Series, but Box-Toppers favors the second-seeded Seattle Mariners over the top-seed Toronto Blue Jays.
The Mariners are higher ranked in Box-Toppers team rankings, their likely starting nine batters have more Box-Toppers points and they hold an overwhelming advantage over the Blue Jays among starting pitchers. The Blue Jays, meanwhile, hold the Box-Toppers edge in relievers and key bench players.
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Box-Toppers’ AL Division Series preview: Tigers vs. Mariners, Yankees vs. Blue Jays
The top-seeded American League team, the Toronto Blue Jays face the New York Yankees, Box-Toppers’ top-ranked AL team in one American League Division League Series. In the other, the Detroit Tigers, who led Box-Toppers rankings much of the season before a September collapse, face the second-seed Seattle Mariners.
A Box-Toppers look at both American League Division Series, which begin Saturday.
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Tigers’ Skubal is 2025 Box-Toppers Player of the Year; Skenes rises to lead NL pitchers
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is 2025 Box-Toppers Player of the Year, holding the lead in Box-Toppers points since Aug. 31.
Meanwhile, Paul Skenes of the Pirates rises to first place among National League pitchers, passing previous leader Zack Wheeler of the Phillies on Sept. 24.
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Skubal leads player rankings for 3rd week; Schwarber rises to lead NL batters
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the third week in a row.
Meanwhile, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies rises this week to lead National League batters, passing the previous leader, Christian Yelich of the Brewers. Additionally, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who is out for the season, continues to lead National League pitchers, as second-place Paul Skenes of the Pirates was again unable to surpass him this week.
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Skubal leads player rankings for 2nd week; Skenes unable to pass Wheeler for NL lead
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second week in a row.
Meanwhile, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, out for the season, continues to lead National League pitchers, as second-place Paul Skenes of the Pirates was unable to pass him this week, despite a valiant challenge.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Gausman tops players for Thursday, Sept. 11; Phillies’ Luzardo rises to 8th
Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Skubal passes Wheeler to lead season player rankings; Skenes challenges for NL lead
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who led since mid-May but is now out for the season.
Wheeler, however, still clings to a razor-thin lead among National League pitchers in 2025 Box-Toppers points. Meanwhile, George Springer of the Blue Jays rises this week to first place among American League batters and Christian Yelich of the Brewers maintains his lead among NL batters.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Benintendi tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 2; Springer rises to lead AL batters
Andrew Benintendi of the White Sox is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, George Springer of the Blue Jays rises to first place among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Wheeler’s Box-Toppers player rankings lead narrows with Skubal, Skenes making gains
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.
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Phillies’ Wheeler leads Box-Toppers player rankings; Yelich rises to lead NL batters
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’ Wheeler leads player rankings for 10th week; Tigers’ Skubal leads AL players
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 MoreHigh by team: Pitchers lead 27 of 30 clubs in 2025 Box-Toppers points at All-Star break
On 27 of the 30 Major League clubs, pitchers are the team’s leader in 2025 Box-Toppers points. Batters lead the other three teams.
Pitchers are dominating much the way they are winning the overwhelming majority of Box-Toppers points this season compared to batters. Pitchers are winning 61 percent of all points this season compared to 39 percent for batters. The all-time record-low share of points earned by batters is 37.2 percent set in 2024. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
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Box-Toppers’ list of worthy but unchosen 2025 All-Stars includes Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs, Christian Yelich of the Brewers, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta and George Springer of the Blue Jays. Details.
Suzuki, Yelich, Pivetta, Springer lead Box-Toppers list of worthy but unchosen All-Stars
Seiya Suzuki, Christian Yelich, Nick Pivetta, Sonny Gray and George Springer lead Box-Toppers’ list of 2025 “worthy but unchosen” All-Stars.
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Phillies’ Zack Wheeler continues lead in Box-Toppers player rankings at All-Star break
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.
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Wheeler leads player rankings for 8th week; Skubal rises to lead AL pitchers
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the eighth straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Tarik Skubal of the Tigers rises to lead American League pitchers, passing previous leader Hunter Brown of the Astros. Also, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs rises to lead National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers maintains his lead among AL batters.
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Dodgers pass Tigers to lead Box-Toppers team rankings, Blue Jays make big jump
The Los Angeles Dodgers rise to first place in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing the Detroit Tigers, who have led for the past two weeks.
The Tigers maintain their lead among American League teams while the Toronto Blue Jays are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreMarlins’ Perez tops players for Thursday, July 3; Angels’ Soriano tops AL players
Marlins pitcher Eury Pérez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Angels pitcher José Soriano, George Springer of the Blue Jays and James Wood of the Nationals.
Read MoreMarlins’ Cabrera tops players for Tuesday, July 1; Skenes, Yamamoto rise in top 10 list
Marlins pitcher Edward Cabrera is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to third place and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to eighth place.
Read MoreRays’ Bradley tops players for Tuesday, June 24; Tigers’ Greene extends AL batting lead
Rays pitcher Taj Bradley is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Riley Greene of the Tigers extends his lead among American League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson, George Springer of the Blue Jays and Joey Ortiz of the Brewers.
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