In five of the six major postseason player awards, the 2026 Box-Toppers points leader for each honor is among the finalists announced by baseball writers.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ Cy Young Award leaders—Misiorowski, Schlittler—are also MVP leaders
This year’s Box-Toppers selections for Cy Young Awards—Jacob Misiorowski and Cam Schlittler—are also Box-Toppers choices for Most Valuable Player Awards.
For only the second time in Box-Toppers’ 32 seasons of tracking, the top pitchers in both leagues had more than twice as many Box-Toppers points as their league’s top batters.
Read MoreYankees’ Schlittler, Padres’ King top players in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card games
Cam Schlittler leads all Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Tuesday's opening Wild Card playoff action. Joining him as Tuesday's Players of the Game: Padres pitcher Michael King, Braves pitcher Chris Sale, and White Sox relief pitcher Grant Taylor.
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A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29
Four of the eight starting pitchers in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round games earned more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2026, and two are among the season’s top three players.
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo—whose 23.0 Box-Toppers points rank second overall and second among National League pitchers—leads the way as he takes the mound for Game 1 against the Braves. Meanwhile, Box-Toppers’ top American League pitcher, Cam Schlittler of the Yankees (21.7 points, third overall), starts Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox.
Read MorePirates’ Jones tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 22; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 6th place
Pirates pitcher Jared Jones is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees’ Schlittler tops players for Sunday, Sept. 13, passing Cease for AL pitching lead
Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, passing Dylan Cease of the Blue Jays for the lead among American League pitchers—even though Cease also won Player of the Game honors in his Sunday start.
Schlittler rises to third place overall while Cease drops from third to fourth, despite earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, Lawrence Butler of the Athletics and J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies.
Read MoreDodgers’ Yamamoto tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 9; Warren tops AL players
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Jackson Merrill of the Padres, Brewers pitcher Logan Henderson, Yankees pitcher Will Warren and Zach Neto of the Angels.
Read MoreMariners’ Woo tops players for Sunday, Sept. 6, rising to 6th in season player rankings
Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, Cardinals pitcher Cooper Hjerpe, Jake Burger of the Rangers, Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves, Padres closing pitcher Mason Miller and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes.
Read MoreNationals’ Cavalli tops players for Thursday, Aug. 13; Ashcraft, Gilbert rise in top 10
Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earn Player of the Game honors—Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft (who holds steady in sixth place) and Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (who rises to ninth place).
Read MoreRed Sox’ Tolle tops players for Friday, Aug. 7; Nationals’ Lile tops NL players
Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen, Yankees pitcher Max Fried, Josh Bell of the Twins and Daylen Lile of the Nationals.
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Phillies have most players among Box-Toppers' top 100 list at All-Star break
The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2026 player rankings at the All-Star break.
The Phillies have six players on the list, followed by three teams that have five each—the Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players for Sunday, July 12, rising to 7th in player rankings
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Alex Bregman of the Cubs and J.P. Crawford of the Mariners.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Tolle tops players for Friday, June 26; Brewers’ Misiorowski rises to 1st place
Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski takes the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Martin tops players for Monday, May 4; Giants’ McDonald tops NL players
White Sox pitcher Davis Martin is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Giants pitcher Trevor McDonald, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Alex Freeland of the Dodgers.
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