Andrés Chaparro of the Nationals is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Braves pitcher Chris Sale, Tigers pitcher Keider Montero and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox.
Read MorePirates’ Valdez tops players for Saturday, July 11; Astros’ Lambert tops AL players
Esmerlyn Valdez of the Pirates is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Astros pitcher Peter Lambert, Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish and Ryan Vilade of the Rays.
Read MoreRockies’ Castro tops players for Sunday, June 14; Brewers’ Harrison rises to 5th place
Willi Castro of the Rockies is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Contreras tops players for Thursday, April 30; Orioles’ Jackson leads AL batters
William Contreras of the Brewers is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Jeremiah Jackson of the Orioles rises to first place among American League batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreDodgers’ Muncy tops players for Monday, April 20, rising to 1st among NL batters
Max Muncy of the Dodgers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings and first place among National League batters.
Also Monday, Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBraves’ Olson tops players for Thursday, April 2; Twins’ Bradley rises to 5th in rankings
Matt Olson of the Braves is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley, Thursday’s American League Player of the Day, rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
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Box-Toppers picks Yankees over Cubs in 2026 World Series, plus our awards forecasts
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 MoreTwins’ Woods Richardson tops players for Monday, Sept. 15; Gallen tops NL players
Twins pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen and Matt Olson of the Braves.
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Tigers extend lead in Box-Toppers team rankings; Padres continue leading NL teams
The Detroit Tigers extend their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings, leading for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres maintain the lead among National League teams for the fourth straight week, while the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.
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Tigers pass Yankees in Box-Toppers rankings as teams swap top spot for 4th week
The Detroit Tigers regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing the New York Yankees, as they have swapped leads for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams and the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreOrioles’ Morton tops players for Friday, June 13; Skenes, Crochet rise in top 10 list
Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to fourth place and Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to fifth place.
Read MoreBrewers’ Myers tops players Saturday, Aug. 10; Astros’ Arrighetti tops AL players
Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Myers struck out nine over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Reds. Myers did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MoreHow 2023 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Six of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2023 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2023 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 player most helps his team win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
Read MoreFour Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2023 All-MLB First Team
Only four Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2023’s 16-member “All-MLB” team announced this month. Three other Box-Toppers leaders were chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.
The All-MLB team players are not selected based on their affiliation with American League or National League. Rather, all players are chosen regardless of league as “First Team” or “Second Team” players.
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Box-Toppers’ NL Division Series preview: Phillies vs. Braves, Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers
Both National League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Philadelphia Phillies face the Atlanta Braves in one best-of-five game series and the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the other. The top two NL seeds, the Braves (first) and the Dodgers (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 MoreMariners’ Castillo tops players for Sunday, July 30; Braves’ Olson tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Castillo struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Paxton tops players for Friday, June 30; Cubs’ Steele tops NL players
Red Sox pitcher James Paxton is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day
Paxton struck out seven over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Blue Jays.
Read MoreBraves’ Wright, Padres’ Cronenworth top players in Wednesday's NLDS games
Braves pitcher Kyle Wright and Jake Cronenworth of the Padres are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s two National League Division series games.
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Dodgers top Box-Toppers 2022 preseason team rankings; White Sox top AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2022 preseason rankings. They also ended 2021 as Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Oakland Athletics saw the biggest decline.
Read MoreAn overview look at how baseball's 2021 statistical leaders ranked in Box-Toppers points
The leaders in three specific pitching categories—earned run average, wins and strikeouts—were among the overall top 10 players in Box-Toppers points.
However, the leaders in three specific batting categories—batting average, home runs and runs batted in—did not fare well in Box-Toppers points. All three ranked outside the top 200 overall players in Box-Toppers points and also ranked outside the top 10 players among their league’s batters.
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