Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Saturday include Nationals pitcher Foster Griffin, Hunter Goodman of the Rockies, Rays pitcher Michael Grove and Jo Adell of the Angels.
Read MoreGuardians’ Williams tops players for Wednesday, April 29, rising to 3rd in rankings
Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Hunter Goodman of the Rockies and Brandon Valenzuela of the Blue Jays.
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Making the leap—Which 5 teams gained the most Box-Toppers points this winter?
The Baltimore Orioles and Arizona Diamondbacks are Box-Toppers’ most improved teams as we head toward the 2026 baseball season.
Both clubs have surged 11 spots in the Box-Toppers rankings since the end of 2025—the largest jumps in the league—fueled by aggressive offseason acquisitions and key player returns.
Read MoreHow 2025 Silver Slugger winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
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 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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Cubs, Rays have most players on Box-Toppers’ top 100 midseason player list
The Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2025 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Both teams each have six players among the top 100. Three other teams each have five players in the top 100—the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Giolito tops players for Monday, June 16; Rockies’ Goodman tops NL players
Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot and Hunter Goodman of the Rockies.
Read MoreTigers’ Carpenter tops players for Monday, June 2; Rockies’ Goodman tops NL players
Kerry Carpenter of the Tigers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Hunter Goodman of the Rockies, Padres pitcher Stephen Kolek and Mike Trout of the Angels, earning his first Player of the Game honor in nearly two years.
Read MoreAstros’ Blanco tops players for Sunday, May 11; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to lead rankings
Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
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Box-Toppers three top-ranked rookies are named to Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team: Yankees pitcher Luis Gil, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga.
Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team includes Rookies of the Year Gil, Skenes
The past season’s Rookie of the Year winners—Yankees pitcher Luis Gil and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes—are among the Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team players.
Gil is placed on the Box-Toppers All-Rookie Team as the second starting pitcher and Skenes is placed as the third starter. Gil ranked second among rookie starting pitchers with 17.4 Box-Toppers points and Skenes ranked third with 13.0 Box-Toppers points. Both finished behind Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Box-Toppers’ top-ranked rookie pitcher, who earned 20.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024.
Read MoreTigers’ Hurter tops players Friday, Sept. 13; Padres’ Cease rises to 2nd in player rankings
Tigers pitcher Brant Hurter is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Dylan Cease rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreNationals’ Herz tops players for Saturday, June 15; Cubs’ Imanaga rises to lead NL pitchers
Nationals pitcher DJ Herz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to first place among National League pitchers in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, rising to second place overall. In addition, Mariners pitcher George Kirby rises to fourth place overall in 2024 Box-Toppers points.
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