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Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw now has 279.8 career Box-Toppers points, edging closer to the Box-Toppers-era “all-time” career points leader, Randy Johnson (282.5 points).
Read MoreAngels pitcher José Soriano is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, passing Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who had led since May 11.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Patrick Corbin is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees and Ozzie Albies of the Braves.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Brandon Young is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first career Box-Toppers points.
Also Friday, Christian Yelich of the Brewers extends his lead among National League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points—becoming the first batter to reach 10 Box-Toppers points this season—after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Aaron Civale is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors, maintaining second place overall and extending his lead among American League pitchers. Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff, Francisco Lindor of the Mets, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, Rangers pitcher Merrill Kelly and Trevor Story of the Red Sox.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd, Spencer Horwitz of the Pirates and Ty France of the Twins.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Carlos Rodón is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth in player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Cal Raleigh of the Mariners, Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez, Sean Murphy of the Braves, Ceddanne Rafaela of the Red Sox and Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers rise to first place in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing the Detroit Tigers, who have led for the past two weeks.
The Tigers maintain their lead among American League teams while the Toronto Blue Jays are the week’s hottest team.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer has now earned Box-Toppers points in 17 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2025. Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Mariners pitcher George Kirby and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox.
Read MoreRays pitcher Shane Baz is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, taking the lead among American League pitchers.
Read MorePadres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, two other player rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to eighth place and Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Spencer Strider is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, Tyler Stephenson of the Reds and Taylor Walls of the Rays.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt, Willy Adames of the Giants, Christian Walker of the Astros and Red Sox pitcher Aroldis Chapman.
Read MoreMariners pitcher George Kirby is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. In addition, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extends his streak of earning Box-Toppers points to 18 consecutive seasons Sunday, the longest active streak, and also extends his lead in career Box-Toppers points among active players.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners include Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon, Jo Adell of the Angels, Jesús Sánchez of the Marlins and Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Reds pitcher Nick Martinez and Brandon Lowe of the Rays.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to second place, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place and Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place.
Read MorePadres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee and Nathaniel Lowe of the Nationals.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Kenny Piper of the Rays, Robert Moore of the Phillies, Blue Jays pitchers Max Scherzer, Willson Contreras of the Cardinals and Michael Toglia of the Rockies.
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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.
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.