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Seven of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2025 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2025 Box-Toppers point totals.
The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers, analyzing traditional box scores, tracks which players most help their teams win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Michael McGreevy is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Tigers pitcher Reese Olson, Geraldo Perdomo of the Diamondbacks and Josh Smith of the Rangers.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors—Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman rises to second place, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to ninth place and Pirates pitcher Vince Velasquez rises to 10th place.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Reid Detmers is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Detmers pitched the complete game, no-hit shutout, striking out two and walking one, in the 12-0 win over the Rays.
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.