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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski leads Box-Toppers overall player rankings for a seventh consecutive week.
Meanwhile, Pete Alonso of the Orioles this week passes Yordan Alvarez of the Astros for the lead among American League batters.
Other Box-Toppers category leaders remain unchanged since last week:
AL Pitchers: Dylan Cease, Blue Jays
NL Batters: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Rays pitcher Freddy Peralta, Connor Norby of the Rockies and Luis Garcia Jr. of the Yankees.
Read MoreRangers pitcher MacKenzie Gore is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski expands his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski leads Box-Toppers overall player rankings for a sixth consecutive week.
Other Box-Toppers category leaders also remain unchanged since last week:
AL Pitchers: Dylan Cease, Blue Jays (17.4 points)
NL Batters: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (15.7 points)
AL Batters: Yordan Alvarez, Astros (7.5 points)
Angels pitcher George Klassen is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first career Box-Toppers points in his fifth Major League game.
Also Tuesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft rises to fourth place and Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison rises to eighth place.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Reid Detmers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski extended his lead in Box-Toppers overall player rankings, while Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rose to second place after both earned Player of the Game honors. Plus, Joshua Báez of the Cardinals earned National League Player of the Day honors in a historic Major League debut, hitting three home runs.
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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski leads Box-Toppers overall player rankings for a fifth consecutive week with 18.7 Box-Toppers points.
Other Box-Toppers category leaders also remain unchanged since last week:
AL Pitchers: Dylan Cease, Blue Jays (17.4 points)
NL Batters: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (13.7 points)
AL Batters: Yordan Alvarez, Astros (7.5 points)
Mets pitcher Sean Manaea is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also on Sunday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski extended his overall lead and Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo maintained third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors.
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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski leads Box-Toppers overall player rankings for a fourth consecutive week with 17.7 Box-Toppers points.
Other Box-Toppers category leaders also remain unchanged since last week:
AL Pitchers: Dylan Cease, Blue Jays (17.4 points)
NL Batters: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (13.7 points)
AL Batters: Yordan Alvarez, Astros (7.5 points)
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Yankees pitcher Ryan Weathers, Luis Torrens of the Mets, Caleb Durbin of the Red Sox and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo climbs to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2026 player rankings at the All-Star break.
The Phillies have six players on the list, followed by three teams that have five each—the Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.
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Box-Toppers’ list of worthy but unchosen 2026 All-Stars includes Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo and Logan Gilbert and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler and Mariners pitchers Bryan Woo and Logan Gilbert are Box-Toppers’ most worthy but unchosen players for the 2026 All-Star Game.
Joining them as key All-Star snubs are Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Dansby Swanson of the Cubs, Jake McCarthy of the Rockies, Sal Stewart of the Reds and Michael Harris II of the Braves.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez, Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Ben Rice of the Yankees and Mike Yastrzemski of the Braves.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
He leads a Saturday slate where three other top-10 players also captured Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft (moves to third), Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo (holds eighth), and Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray (climbs to 10th).
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Sonny Gray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo climbs to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday:
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the third straight day and fourth time in the past six days.
Three Astros, led by Tatsuya Imai, combine to pitch the first no-hitter of 2026.
Reds pitcher Chase Burns is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place among National League pitchers in 2026 Box-Toppers points.
Meanwhile, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
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.