Kirby tops players in Friday’s ALDS Game 5, as Mariners eliminate Tigers in 15 innings

Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s American League Division Series Game 5, as the Seattle Mariners win the series, eliminating the Detroit Tigers.

The game took six extra innings to finish and was tied 2-2 from the seventh inning until Jorge Polanco of the Mariners hit a single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 15th inning to win it, 3-2. However, Player of the Game winner Kirby’s contributions came entirely within the game’s first six innings.

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Báez, Schwarber top players in Wednesday’s league division series games

Javier Báez of the Tigers tops players in Wednesday’s four League Division Series playoff games.

Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays advance to the American League Championship Series, eliminating the New York Yankees in four games in the AL Division Series.

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Orioles’ Morton tops players for Friday, June 13; Skenes, Crochet rise in top 10 list

Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to fourth place and Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to fifth place.

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Mariners’ Woo tops players for Tuesday, May 13, rising to 2nd in 2025 player rankings

Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings and first among American League pitchers.

Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Javier Báez of the Tigers, Padres pitcher Dylan Cease and Drake Baldwin of the Braves.

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Diamondbacks’ Kelly tops players for Tuesday, July 28; Blue Jays’ Roark tops AL players

Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Kelly struck out seven over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Rangers.

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Box-Toppers top shortstops by time frame (after 2019 season)

Miguel Tejada has the most Box-Toppers points of any shortstop since tracking began in 1995.

Tejada, who played from 1997 to 2013 primarily for the Athletics and Orioles, but also for the Astros, Giants, Padres and Royals, earned 102.3 career Box-Toppers points. That is 25.9 Box-Toppers points ahead of the second-place shortstop in career Box-Toppers points, Derek Jeter (76.4), who played for the Yankees from 1995 to 2014.

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Box-Toppers’ big dippers—players whose 2019 point total declined most from 2018: Corey Kluber leads list

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2018 to 2019.

Kluber, who earned 21.7 Box-Toppers points in 2018 (fourth among all players), earned no points in 2019. His decline of 21.7 points was ahead of Rays pitcher Blake Snell, whose 10.0 points in 2019 represented a 17.2-point drop from the 27.2 points he earned to lead all players in 2018.

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Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw tops players for Saturday, July 20, earning his 1st Player of the Day honor in more than a year

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Kershaw struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 10-6 win over the Marlins. Kershaw did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Marlins tied the game, 6-6, after he exited.

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Indians’ Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers’ most deserving player not selected to 2019 All-Star Game

Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is the most deserving player not selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.

Bieber has 11.1 Box-Toppers points in 2019, eighth among all players and fourth among American League pitchers. Other key players not chosen for the All-Star Game who rank among Box-Toppers top players this season include Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals and Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox.

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A look at how 2019 All-Star finalists fare in Box-Toppers points and rankings

There are nine players who lead their league’s positions in Box-Toppers points who are also among the finalists in the newfangled All-Star “general” election being held this week.

But there are eight players who lead their league’s position in Box-Toppers points who are not even listed among the top three finalists (top nine for outfielders) for their positions.

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An overview look at how baseball's 2018 statistical leaders ranked in Box-Toppers points

How did baseball’s statistical leaders do in Box-Toppers points in 2018?

The leaders of six of the seven key statistics were among Box-Toppers’ overall top 100 players for 2018. However, Khris Davis of the Athletics who led in home runs (48) ranked 223rd among all players with 4.5 Box-Toppers points, 47th among American League batters.

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Twins’ Jose Berrios tops players in Thursday, March 28's opening day games

Twins pitcher Jose Berrios is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s Opening Day games.

Berrios struck out 10 over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Indians.

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Yelich wins NL MVP & led NL batters in Box-Toppers points; Betts wins AL MVP, was 2nd among AL batters in B-T points

Christian Yelich of the Brewers, who led National League batters in Box-Toppers points in 2018 with 11.5, was voted NL Most Valuable Player Thursday.

And Mookie Betts of the Red Sox, who ranked second among American League batters in Box-Toppers points with 10.9, was voted AL Most Valuable Player. Teammate J.D. Martinez, who led AL batters with 12.5 Box-Toppers points, finished fourth in AL MVP voting.

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How 2018 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings

About half of the top batters by position as measured by Box-Toppers points are among Silver Slugger Award winners announced Thursday.

The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues. But as measured by Box-Toppers points, only seven (maybe eight) of the 17 announced winners would have been the same.

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A look at 2018 baseball awards finalists and how they fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Baseball’s postseason award finalists named this week are also among Box-Toppers’ top-ranked players for 2018.

The lone exception: J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox, who led all batters in 2018 with 12.5 Box-Toppers points, is not among the three finalists for the American League Most Valuable Player Award.

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