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Here are Box-Toppers’ picks for major postseason awards: Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez and Nick Baldwin of the Braves.
Box-Toppers’ points leaders for 2025 seem likely to win two of the four major postseason awards.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, who led all players with 22.1 Box-Toppers points, seems likely to win the American League Cy Young Award. Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, who led National League pitchers with 21.1 Box-Toppers points, is likely to win the NL Cy Young Award.
Read MorePirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, edging closer to the 2025 Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Ryan Pepiot of the Rays, Kyle Teel of the White Sox and Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Jack Flaherty is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings and first among American League pitchers.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Oneil Cruz of the Pirates.
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.