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The New York Yankees are Box-Toppers’ pick to win the 2026 World Series, defeating the projected National League champion Chicago Cubs.
Box-Toppers projects the Yankees will win 100 games and the American League pennant, ahead of the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, and Boston Red Sox.
Read MoreSeven of the eight starting pitchers in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round games have more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2025, and are among the season’s top 40 overall players.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Box-Toppers’ 2025 Player of the Year, leads the way. His 22.1 Box-Toppers points led all players during the regular season, and he starts Game 1 of AL Wild Card Series against the Guardians.
Read MoreGuardians 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 MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz, Isaac Collins of the Brewers and Brandon Lowe of the Rays.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Guardians pitcher Luis L. Ortiz, Padres pitcher Michael King, Mookie Betts of the Dodgers and Leo Rivas of the Mariners.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Carson Kelly of the Cubs rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day.
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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 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.