Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitching a complete game, is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 2.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win 5-1 to tie the best-of-seven-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at 1-1.
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Dodgers hold Box-Toppers points advantages over Blue Jays in 2025 World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers hold Box-Toppers points advantages over the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series.
The American League champion Blue Jays are the higher-seeded postseason team and have home-field advantage, hosting up to four of the possible seven games of the World Series. But that comes by virtue of only one more win than the Dodgers, the National League champion. The Blue Jays won 94 games in the 2025 regular season while the Dodgers won 93.
However, the Dodgers hold a Box-Toppers points advantage in key player categories, notably in starting pitching.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Bieber tops players in Wednesday’s ALCS Game 3 win over Mariners
Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s American League Championship Series Game 3.
Bieber struck out eight over six innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk in the 13-4 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreMariners’ Castillo tops players Wednesday, Sept. 24; Skenes secures NL pitching lead
Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to first place among National League pitchers in 2025 Box-Toppers points, passing Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, after earning Player of the Game honors. Skenes, taking his first lead in the category in his final start of 2025, will finish first among NL pitchers for the season. He ranks second overall.
Read MoreAngels’ Soriano tops players for Sunday, Aug. 31; Skubal passes Wheeler to lead players
Angels pitcher José Soriano is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, passing Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who had led since May 11.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Civale tops players for Saturday, Aug. 2; Tigers’ Skubal maintains 2nd place
White 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.
Read MorePhillies’ Sanchez tops players for Tuesday, July 22; Mariners’ Gilbert tops AL players
Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd, Spencer Horwitz of the Pirates and Ty France of the Twins.
Read MoreYankees’ Rodón tops players for Friday, July 11, rising to 6th in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth in player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Cal Raleigh of the Mariners, Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez, Sean Murphy of the Braves, Ceddanne Rafaela of the Red Sox and Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players for Monday, June 30, extending player rankings lead
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer has now earned Box-Toppers points in 17 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2025. Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Mariners pitcher George Kirby and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox.
Read MorePadres’ Pivetta tops players for Wednesday, June 25, rising to 4th in player rankings
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, two other player rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to eighth place and Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place.
Read MoreRangers’ deGrom tops players for Saturday, June 7; Astros’ Brown rises to 6th place
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners include Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon, Jo Adell of the Angels, Jesús Sánchez of the Marlins and Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals.
Read MoreRangers’ deGrom tops players for Thursday, May 15; Reds’ Martinez tops NL players
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Reds pitcher Nick Martinez and Brandon Lowe of the Rays.
Read MoreRangers’ deGrom tops players for Tuesday, April 29; Alonso, Wheeler, Rodón rise in top 10
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to second place, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place and Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place.
Read MorePadres’ Pivetta tops players for Sunday, March 30; Yankees’ Chisholm tops AL players
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee and Nathaniel Lowe of the Nationals.
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Dodgers lead 2025 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Yankees lead AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2025 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees lead American League teams, the Toronto Blue Jays made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points and the Atlanta Braves had the biggest decline.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Scherzer, Cubs’ Crow-Armstrong top players in spring games of Saturday, March 8
Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs, Ty France of the Twins, Matt Chapman of the Giants and Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom. Also, seven players earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second time Saturday during the 2025 spring training season.
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Little change in Box-Toppers ‘all-time’ career points top 10 lists during 2024
The most notable change in Box-Toppers “all-time” career points top 10 lists at the end of 2024 is an almost complete lack of change.
No players changed position, and only three—Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander—earned any Box-Toppers points in 2024, each adding just 2.0. The lack of movement contrasts with 2023 when four players combined for 40.9 points and when Scherzer and Verlander both rose one spot in the rankings.
Read MoreMets’ Moreno, Athletics’ Wilson top players in spring games of Friday, Feb. 28
Mets pitcher Luis Moreno is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Also Friday, two players earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second time in the 2025 spring training season—Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks and Vimael Machín of the Orioles. Other notable Player of the Game winners in Friday’s spring training games include Vladimir Guererro Jr. of the Blue Jays, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole and Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller.
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Gerrit Cole leads players in Box-Toppers points over past 6 seasons (2019-24)
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole leads players in Box-Toppers points since the start of 2019.
Cole has 104.1 Box-Toppers points over the period 2019-24, 22.5 points ahead of second-ranked player, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who has 81.6 over that span.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2024
A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season leaders chart for each of the past 30 seasons, including the leaders in Box-Toppers points each season among four main categories—American League and National League pitchers and batters.
Also, a look at how often Box-Toppers leaders win major postseason awards (Cy Young and Most Valuable Player), what players have led a Box-Toppers season category most often since tracking began in 1995 and what teams have had the most category leaders in 30 seasons. Also, a look at the lowest point totals to lead a season category, which includes 2024 leaders.
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