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Nationals’ Cavalli tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 19; Twins’ Bradley rises to 10th place

Shawn Plank August 20, 2026

Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

D-backs’ Pfaadt tops players for Friday, Aug. 14; Royals’ Caglianone tops AL players

Shawn Plank August 15, 2026

Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Reds pitcher Chase Burns, Jac Caglianone of the Royals and Xander Bogaerts of the Padres.

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Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-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.

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