Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Sal Stewart of the Reds becomes the first player to earn 10 Box-Toppers points as a batter in 2026 after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRays’ Rasmussen tops players for Saturday, Aug. 1; Sánchez, Ashcraft rise in top 10 list
Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, two pitchers rise in the Box-Toppers season top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors: Cristopher Sánchez of the Phillies climbs to third place and Braxton Ashcraft of the Pirates moves to fifth place.
Read MoreReds’ Singer tops players for Monday, March 31; White Sox’ Pérez tops AL players
Reds pitcher Brady Singer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Tyler O’Neill of the Orioles became the first to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time in 2025. Other Player of the Game winners Monday include White Sox pitcher Martín Pérez, Carson Kelly of the Cubs and Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays.
Read MorePadres’ Pivetta, White Sox Pérez top players in spring games of Thursday, March 20
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include White Sox pitcher Martín Pérez, Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees, Ildemaro Vargas of the Diamondbacks and Joey Wiemer of the Royals.
Read MoreGiants’ Roupp, Red Sox’ Mayer top players in spring games of Thursday, Feb. 27
Giants pitcher Landen Roupp is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Roupp struck out five over three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 6-4 win over the Mariners. Roupp did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
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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.
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Source: MLB.com
Box-Toppers’ NL Division Series preview: Padres vs. Dodgers, Mets vs. Phillies
Both National League Division Series begin Saturday.
The San Diego Padres face the Los Angeles Dodgers in one best-of-five game series and the New York Mets face the Philadelphia Phillies in the other. The top two NL seeds, the Dodgers (first) and the Phillies (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
Read MoreRoyals’ Ragans tops players Wednesday, Aug. 14; Yankees’ Judge rises to 9th overall
Royals pitcher Cole Ragans is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, extending his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters.
Read MoreReds’ Greene tops players Saturday, Aug. 3; Yankees’ Judge increases AL batting lead
Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees increased his lead among American League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Dodgers lead 2024 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Rays top AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2024 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the San Diego Padres saw the biggest decline.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Kelly tops players Saturday in World Series Game 2 win over Rangers
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 2.
The Arizona Diamondbacks win 9-1 to tie the best-of-seven game series with the Texas Rangers, 1-1.
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Source: MLB.com.
Box-Toppers’ AL Division Series preview: Rangers vs. Orioles, Twins vs. Astros
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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Source: MLB.com
A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Oct. 3
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 MorePhillies’ Nola tops players for Monday, June 5; Rangers’ Perez tops AL players
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nola struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing three runs (none earned), one hit and three walks, in the 8-3 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreTwins’ Gray, Brewers’ Peralta top players in final spring games of Tuesday, March 28
Mets lead 2023 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Yankees top AL teams
The New York Mets are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2023 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the World Series champion Houston Astros saw the biggest decline.
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Yankees, Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason team rankings, landing biggest free agents
The New York Yankees and New York Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason rankings after landing the winter’s two biggest free agents.
The Yankees rank first after Carlos Rodon Thursday agreed to a free agent deal. Rodon earned 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth overall and third among National League pitchers. He ranked second among all free agents going into the 2023 season.
Read MoreCardinals’ Wainwright tops players for Tuesday, May 31; Rangers’ Perez rises to 5th
Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Martin Perez rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreDodgers’ Urias tops players for Friday, May 20; Brewers’ Lauer rises to 2nd in player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first among National League pitchers—after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRockies’ Gomber tops players for Saturday, April 23; Mariners’ France rises to 8th in player rankings
Rockies pitcher Austin Gomber is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Ty France of the Mariners rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Batter of the Day honors.
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