Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Francisco Lindor of the Mets, Joc Pederson of the Rangers and Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees.
Read MoreBrewers’ Harrison tops players for Tuesday, June 2; Ohtani, Harrison rise in top 10
Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning his eighth Player of the Game honor of 2026, his third as a batter.
Read MoreRockies’ Dollander tops players for Thursday, April 16; Guardians’ Messick rises to 7th
Rockies pitcher Chase Dollander is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Guardians pitcher Parker Messick rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreTwins’ López tops players for Saturday, May 17; Phillies’ Wheeler extends rankings lead
Twins pitcher Pablo López is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreNationals’ Gore, Red Sox’ Criswell top players in spring games of Wednesday, March 12
Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Nolan Jones of the Rockies, Red Sox pitcher Cooper Criswell and Joc Pederson of the Rangers
Read MoreReds’ Hays, Mariners’ Montes top players in spring games for Monday, Feb. 24
Austin Hays of the Reds is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Hays hit two home runs, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 8-1 win over the Dodgers.
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Dodgers, Mets, Phillies among leaders in Box-Toppers offseason team rankings
The Los Angeles Dodgers are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2025 but with player injuries factored in, the New York Mets hold the overall edge.
The current 2025 roster of last year’s World Series champion Dodgers accumulated 118.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, most of any team. However, with several players injured and expected to miss time in 2025, their injury-adjusted Box-Toppers point total drops to 106.7, fifth among all teams.
Read MoreA pitchers vs. batters breakdown of each team’s Box-Toppers point total for 2024
In 2024, teams with the most Box-Toppers points earned by pitchers generally ranked higher in overall Box-Toppers team rankings.
For example, the Philadephia Phillies led all teams with 124.9 Box-Toppers points. Pitchers earned 78.0 of those points, fifth-most among all teams. Box-Toppers’ seven top-ranked teams were all among the top 10 in points earned by pitchers.
However, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers were a notable anomaly. While the team finished eighth overall in Box-Toppers points (113.7), they finished 11th in points earned by pitchers (66.2) and third in points earned by batters (47.5).
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Box-Toppers points leaders among 2024 free agents include Blake Snell, Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Clayton Kershaw.
Blake Snell, Juan Soto among free agents with most 2024 Box-Toppers points
Blake Snell and Juan Soto are among this season’s free-agent players with the most 2024 Box-Toppers points.
Snell leads the entire class, earning 15.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Giants, most among all free-agent players, seventh among all players and fifth among National League pitchers.
Soto has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among all free-agent batters, earning 11.0 with the Yankees, seventh among all free agents, 43rd among all players in 2024 and second among American League batters (behind only teammate Aaron Judge’s 13.0).
Read MoreMets’ Manaea tops players Monday, Aug. 5; Dodgers’ Glasnow rises to 9th place
Mets pitcher Sean Manaea is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players Sunday, Aug. 4, rising to 2nd in player rankings
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second in season player rankings.
Wheeler struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Crochet tops players for Thursday, June 13, rising to 5th in player rankings
White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Crochet struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Mariners. Crochet did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Mariners tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreAngels’ Moniak tops players for Saturday, June 24; Scherzer rises to 3rd in career points
Mickey Moniak of the Angels is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Mets pitcher Max Scherzer rises to third place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, passing Pedro Martinez, after earning Player of the Game honors. Scherzer also rises to ninth place on Box-Toppers season player rankings list.
Read MoreGuardians’ Bieber tops players for Sunday, June 11; Marlins’ Garrett rises to 9th
Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Braxton Garrett rises to ninth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Dylan Cease tops Box-Toppers’ list of worthy, but unchosen All-Stars
White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is the most deserving player not selected to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.
A Box-Toppers look at All-Star starters, reserves and snubs.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers’ All-Stars as voting for teams is now underway
With voting now underway for the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, here’s a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues.
The first phase of voting is open now and continues until June 30. Here is more information about how that works. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 19, at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.
Read MoreYankees’ Carpenter tops players for Sunday, June 12; Astros’ Verlander rises to 2nd
Matt Carpenter of the Yankees is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, becoming the second player to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points this season.
Read MoreTwins’ Gray tops players for Tuesday, May 24; McClanahan, Betts rise in player rankings top 10
Twins pitcher Sonny Gray is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mookie Betts of the Dodgers rises to seventh place in player rankings and rises to the lead among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Lauer tops players for Sunday, April 24; Megill, France rise in top 10 rankings
Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Mets pitcher Tylor Megill rises to second place and Ty France of the Mariners rises to fourth.
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Dodgers top Box-Toppers 2022 preseason team rankings; White Sox top AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2022 preseason rankings. They also ended 2021 as Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Oakland Athletics saw the biggest decline.
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