Cardinals pitcher JoJo Romero is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Athletics pitcher Osvaldo Bido, Jesús Sánchez of the Astros and Manny Machado of the Padres.
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 MoreCardinals’ Gray tops players for Monday, May 19; Bubic, Gray rise in top 10 rankings
Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Royals pitcher Kris Bubic rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreHow 2024 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Eight of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2024 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2024 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 helps their teams win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
Read MoreGiants’ Snell tops players Tuesday, Sept. 17; Phillies’ Wheeler extends 2024 points lead
Giants pitcher Blake Snell is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePitchers are Box-Toppers points team leaders on 27 of 30 clubs; batters lead 3 teams
On 27 of the 30 Major League clubs, pitchers are the team’s leader in 2024 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 63 percent of all points this season compared to 37 percent for batters. The all-time record-low share of points earned by batters is 38.1 percent set in 2022. Last year, in 2023, batters won 40.7 percent of all points.
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Phillies, Orioles have most players on Box-Toppers’ top 100 midseason player list
The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2024 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles have the most players in the top 100 among American League teams.
Read MoreNationals’ Irvin tops players for Thursday, July 4; Red Sox’ Pivetta tops AL pitchers
Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Irvin struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Mets.
Read MoreGuardians’ Bibee tops players for Wednesday, June 19, rising to 3rd in player rankings
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Bibee struck out 12 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreNationals’ Parker tops players for Sunday, April 21; Glasnow, Nola rise into top 5 for 2024
Nationals pitcher Mitchell Parker is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
Also Sunday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors: Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to third place, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to fourth place and Rangers closing pitcher Kirby Yates rises to eighth.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Wednesday, June 7; Blue Jays’ Bassitt rises to 3rd
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Ray tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 15, rising to 9th in player rankings
Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Ray struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Rays.
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