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The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2025 World Series after the season’s 12 playoff-qualifying teams played a total of 47 postseason games over 33 days from Sept. 30 to Nov. 1.
Here is a recap look at Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in each of the 47 postseason games for 2025.
Read MoreYoshinobu Yamamoto is Box-Toppers Player of the Game as the Los Angeles Dodgers complete a dramatic, extra-innings Game 7 comeback Saturday to win the 2025 World Series in seven games over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Yamamoto, normally a starter who came in as a closing pitcher Saturday, won his fifth Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the 2025 postseason, his third in the Dodgers’ four World Series wins and also won top player honors in back-to-back games, having won as the team’s starting pitcher in Game 6.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s World Series Game 6, his fourth such win this postseason, more than all players.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win 3-1 to tie the best-of-seven-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-3, forcing Game 7 Saturday.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s World Series Game 5.
The Toronto Blue Jays win 6-1 to lead the best-of-seven-game series over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2.
Read MoreVladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 4.
The Toronto Blue Jays win 6-2 to tie the best-of-seven-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-2.
Read MoreShohei Ohtani of the Dodgers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Monday’s marathon World Series Game 3.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win 6-5 in 18 innings to lead the best-of-seven-game series over the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-1.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitching a complete game, is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 2.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win 5-1 to tie the best-of-seven-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at 1-1.
Read MoreAlejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays, who homered and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s World Series Game 1.
The Toronto Blue Jays win 11-4 to take a 1-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-seven-game series.
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, meeting in the World Series beginning Friday, also met during the regular season for three games in Los Angeles, with the Dodgers winning two of the three games:
On Aug. 8, the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays, 5-1.
On Aug. 9, the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays, 9-1.
On Aug. 10, the Blue Jays beat the Dodgers, 5-4.
Blue Jays closing pitcher Jeff Hoffman is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Monday’s American League Championship Game 7.
The Toronto Blue Jays win the best-of-seven-game series over the Seattle Mariners, 4-3, to advance to the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning Friday in Toronto.
Read MoreAddison Barger of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s American League Championship Series Game 6.
The Toronto Blue Jays tie the best-of-seven-game series with the Seattle Mariners at three games apiece, forcing a deciding Game 7 on Monday.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Eugenio Suárez of the Mariners are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Friday’s league championship series games.
Ohtani, the 10-strikeout pitcher, beat Ohtani, the three home-run hitter, for Player of the Game honors in the National League Championship Series Game 4 win, as the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Milwaukee Brewers in a four-game series sweep. Suárez hit a pair of homers, including a grand slam, as the Seattle Mariners won Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, taking a 3-2 series lead over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow and Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Thursday’s league championship series games.
The Los Angeles Dodgers take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-seven-game National League Championship Series, while the Toronto Blue Jays tie the American League Championship Series with the Seattle Mariners at two games apiece.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s American League Championship Series Game 3.
Bieber struck out eight over six innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk in the 13-4 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s National League Championship Series Game 2.
Yamamoto pitched a complete game, striking out three and allowing one run, three hits and one walk.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Blake Snell and Jorge Polanco of the Mariners are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Monday’s league championship series games.
Snell becomes the first player to win Player of the Game honors three times this postseason and Polanco becomes the third player—and first batter—to win Player of the Game honors at least twice this postseason.
Read MoreBox-Toppers favors the top-seed Milwaukee Brewers over the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 National League Championship Series.
The Dodgers are the third-seeded NL playoff team but rank higher than the Brewers in final 2025 Box-Toppers team rankings—in fifth place overall with their players accumulating 117.9 Box-Toppers points during the season, third among NL teams and most among surviving postseason teams. Brewers players have a combined 112.6 Box-Toppers points in 2025, ninth among all teams and fifth among NL teams.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s American League Championship Series Game 1.
Miller struck out three over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and three walks in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Read MoreThe American League’s top two-seeded teams play in the AL Championship Series, but Box-Toppers favors the second-seeded Seattle Mariners over the top-seed Toronto Blue Jays.
The Mariners are higher ranked in Box-Toppers team rankings, their likely starting nine batters have more Box-Toppers points and they hold an overwhelming advantage over the Blue Jays among starting pitchers. The Blue Jays, meanwhile, hold the Box-Toppers edge in relievers and key bench players.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s National League Division Series Game 5, as the Milwaukee Brewers win the series, eliminating the Chicago Cubs.
Misiorowski struck out three over four innings of middle relief, allowing one run, three hits, no walks and earning the win.
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.