Jeimer Candelario of the Angels is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games while Nick Castellanos of the Padres earns National League Player of the Day.
Read MoreMariners’ Miller tops players for Wednesday, June 12, rising to 9th in player rankings
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Miller struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the White Sox. Miller did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the White Sox tied the game after he exited.
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Braves, Astros, Mariners among leaders in Box-Toppers offseason team rankings
The Atlanta Braves are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2024, with a roster mostly intact from 2023 when they had baseball’s best record.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are Box-Toppers’ top two American League teams, with the Mariners having one of the best offseason improvements of any team so far. And also, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have made big offseason splashes adding Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Teoscar Hernandez, their offseason ranking has actually fallen from third place last season to fourth place now.
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Mets lead 2023 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Yankees top AL teams
The New York Mets are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2023 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the World Series champion Houston Astros saw the biggest decline.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Kelly tops players for Monday, July 25; Royals’ Greinke tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kelly struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 7-0 win over the Giants.
Read MorePadres’ Snell tops players for Friday, July 8; Yankees’ Luetge tops AL players
Padres pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Snell struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 6-3 win over the Giants.
Read MoreRays’ Wacha tops players for Friday, Sept. 3; Angels’ Ohtani rises to 7th in player rankings
Rays pitcher Michael Wacha is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. However, by earning Friday’s honor as a pitcher, Ohtani no longer qualifies to be ranked among batters and so loses his lead among American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
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Rays’ Tyler Glasnow retakes lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow retakes the lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings after Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole led for the previous two weeks.
Meanwhile, Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers rises to lead National League pitchers, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to lead NL batters and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters.
Read MoreOrioles’ Means, pitching no-hitter, tops players for Wednesday, May 5, rises to 4th in player rankings
Orioles pitcher John Means, pitching a no-hitter, is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRoyals’ Singer tops players for Thursday, Sept. 10; Angels’ Bundy rises to 7th in player rankings
Royals pitcher Brady Singer is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
Also Thursday, Angels pitcher Dylan Bundy rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMarlins’ Sixto Sanchez tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 8; Rangers’ Lynn rises to 4th in player rankings
Marlins pitcher Sixto Sanchez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Giolito tops players for Sunday, July 15; Nationals’ Hellickson tops NL players
White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day as teams now take an All-Star break from the regular season before returning Friday.
Giolito struck out six over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 10-1 win over the Royals.
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