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Box-Toppers’ top-ranked NL rookie Drake Baldwin of the Braves was voted NL Rookie of the Year. However, Nick Kurtz of the Athletics was voted AL Rookie of the Year over Box-Toppers’ top AL rookie, Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez.
Drake Baldwin of the Braves, Box-Toppers’ choice for 2025 National League Rookie of the Year, was also voted winner of the honor by baseball writers Monday.
But Nick Kurtz of the Athletics, who won the American League Rookie of Year Award, was fourth among Box-Toppers’ top five choices for top AL rookie. Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez, Box-Toppers’ choice for top AL rookie, received no votes from baseball writers in Monday’s balloting.
Read MoreMariners pitcher George Kirby is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, fourth overall in Box-Toppers season player rankings and second among American League pitchers, keeps alive the chance to rise to first place among AL pitchers for 2025, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMets pitcher Nolan McLean is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Athletics pitcher Luis Morales, Rafael Devers of the Giants, Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani, Astros pitcher Framber Valdez, Adolis Garcia of the Rangers and Yankees pitcher Max Fried.
Read MoreMets pitcher Nolan McLean is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in his Major League debut.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Myles Straw of the Blue Jays, Andruw Monasterio of the Brewers, Trevor Story of the Red Sox and Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell.
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.