Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, taking the lead among American League pitchers in 2026 Box-Toppers points.
Other top players Thursday include Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals and Juan Soto of the Mets.
Read MoreYankees’ Cole tops players for Wednesday, May 27; Phillies’ Sánchez rises to 1st place
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first Box-Toppers points in 20 months after recovery from Tommy John surgery.
Also Wednesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list:
Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez jumps to first place overall after winning National League Player of the Day honors.
Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams rises to second place, bolstering his lead among American League pitchers.
Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani climbs to sixth place with his seventh Player of the Game honor of 2026, his fifth as a pitcher.
Box-Toppers 2025 year-end All-Star teams
Overall Box-Toppers points leader, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, leads the Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2025 regular season.
The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to nine batters in each league are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.
Read MoreFour Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2025 All-MLB First Team
Four Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2025’s 16-member “All-MLB” Team. Five other Box-Toppers leaders are among the “All-MLB” Second Team.
The All-MLB team is selected with half the vote coming from fans and half coming from an expert panel. Unlike the selections for baseball’s All-Star Game, players are chosen not based on their affiliation with the American League or National League. Instead, players are selected from all Major League Baseball teams, regardless of league affiliation, and are designated as “First Team” or “Second Team.”
Read MoreHow 2025 Silver Slugger winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Seven of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2025 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2025 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 help their teams win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
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Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers won 2025 Most Valuable Player Awards Thursday over Box-Toppers’ choices for the awards, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal and Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies.
Judge, Ohtani win 2025 MVP awards, ahead of Box-Toppers’ picks, Skubal, Schwarber
Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers won 2025 Most Valuable Player Awards Thursday over Box-Toppers’ choices for the awards, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal and Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies.
Both Judge and Ohtani won their league’s award for the second straight year—Judge in the American League and Ohtani in the National League.
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These four are both Box-Toppers top-ranked players and finalists for major 2025 postseason awards: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers, Paul Skenes of the Pirates, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies and Drake Baldwin of the Braves.
Box-Toppers points leaders are finalists in 4 of 6 major postseason player awards
In four of the six major postseason player awards, the 2025 Box-Toppers points leader for each honor is among the finalists announced by baseball writers.
There are two awards in which the Box-Toppers leader is not among the finalists: AL Most Valuable Player and AL Rookie of the Year.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Benintendi tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 2; Springer rises to lead AL batters
Andrew Benintendi of the White Sox is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, George Springer of the Blue Jays rises to first place among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMets’ Soto tops players for Monday, Sept. 1; Rays’ Baz tops AL players
Juan Soto of the Mets is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Reds pitcher Hunter Greene, Rays pitcher Shane Baz and Cody Freeman of the Rangers.
Read MoreGuardians’ Ortiz tops players for Saturday, June 21; Giants’ Roupp tops NL players
Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Giants pitcher Landen Roupp, Juan Soto of the Mets and Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin.
Read MoreCardinals’ Gray tops players for Wednesday, May 7; Fried, Greene rise in top 10 rankings
Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors:
Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to fourth place overall and first place among American League pitchers.
Reds pitcher Hunter Greene rises to fifth place overall.
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Box-Toppers picks Dodgers over Orioles in 2025 World Series, plus our awards forecasts
Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2025 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Baltimore Orioles.
Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—108—and that National League teams will be among the most dominant. Eight of the 15 NL teams are projected to have as many or more wins as the best American League teams (89).
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Dodgers lead 2025 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Yankees lead AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2025 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees lead American League teams, the Toronto Blue Jays made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points and the Atlanta Braves had the biggest decline.
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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 Aaron Judge of the Yankees (left), Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers (middle) and Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (left) also were winners of the 2024 Players Choice Awards as voted by members of the players’ union.
Box-Toppers points leaders Judge, Ohtani, Skubal win 2024 Players Choice Awards
Three Box-Toppers category leaders also won Players Choice Awards for 2024 as voted by the players’ union:
Aaron Judge of the Yankees was voted American League Outstanding Player and also was Box-Toppers’ choice as AL Most Valuable Player.
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers was voted National League Outstanding Player and was also Box-Toppers’ choice as NL Most Valuable Player.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal was voted AL Outstanding Pitcher and also was Box-Toppers’ choice as NL Cy Young Award winner.
Box-Toppers 2024 year-end All-Star teams
Overall Box-Toppers points leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, leads the Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2024 regular season.
The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to nine batters in each league are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.
Read MoreBox-Toppers batting leaders Judge, Ohtani win Most Valuable Player awards
Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who both led their league’s batters in Box-Toppers points in 2024, won the season’s Most Valuable Player Awards Thursday.
Judge, who led American League batters with 13.0 Box-Toppers points, won the AL award and Ohtani, who led National League batters with 11.0 Box-Toppers points, won the NL award.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ top-ranked batters—Judge, Ohtani—win 2024 Hank Aaron Awards
Box-Toppers’ top two-ranked batters won the 2024 Hank Aaron Awards for top offensive players.
Aaron Judge of the Yankees, who led American League batters with 13.0 Box-Toppers points, won the AL award and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who led National League batters with 11.0 Box-Toppers points, won the NL award.
Read MoreSeven Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2024 All-MLB First Team
Seven Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2024’s 16-member “All-MLB” Team announced Thursday.
Three other Box-Toppers leaders were chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.
The All-MLB team was selected with half the vote coming from fans and half coming from an expert panel. Unlike the selections for baseball’s All-Star Game, players on not selected based on their affiliation with American League or National League. Rather, all players are chosen from all Major League Baseball regardless of league as “First Team” or “Second Team” players.
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