Tigers pitcher Troy Melton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Tigers pitcher Troy Melton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Carlos Rodón is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and taking the lead among American League pitchers.
Also Tuesday, Twins pitcher Joe Ryan rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Jake Irvin is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters in player rankings after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreCardinals 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 MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo extends his lead among American League pitchers in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. He also maintains second place in overall Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Joe Ryan is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Riley Greene of the Tigers rises to first place among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors. In addition, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to 10th place among pitchers on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePadres pitcher Stephen Kolek is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Joe Ryan is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners include Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Kristian Campbell of the Red Sox and Josh Naylor of the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Blake Snell is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Snell pitched a complete-game, no-hit shutout, striking out 11 and allowing three walks, in the 3-0 win over the Reds.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Gil leads Box-Toppers season player rankings report for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, Chris Sale of the Braves rises to lead National League pitchers, Brenton Doyle of the Rockies rises to lead NL batters and Juan Soto of the Yankees extends his lead among American League batters.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Gil is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Joe Ryan is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning National League Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Dean Kremer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Juan Soto of the Yankees rises to first place in 2024 Box-Toppers rankings among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreReds pitcher Nick Lodolo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt tops players in Wednesday’s three league division series playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s league division series games: Astros pitcher Ryan Pressly and Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Cristian Javier tops players in Tuesday’s two American League Division Series playoff games.
Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other ALDS game.
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Both American League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Texas Rangers face the Baltimore Orioles in one best-of-five game series and the Minnesota Twins face the Houston Astros in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Orioles (first) and the Astros (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
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The Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Tuesday with four best-of-three series.
Here is a Box-Toppers look at the eight teams competing in the four Wild Card round series.
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.