Yankees’ Fried tops players for Wednesday, April 9; Chourio, Mahle rise in top 10

Yankees pitcher Max Fried is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Jackson Chourio of the Brewers rises to third place and Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle rises to ninth.

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A pitchers vs. batters breakdown of each team’s Box-Toppers point total for 2023

The World Series champion Texas Rangers, leaders among all teams in Box-Toppers points in 2023, also led all teams in points earned by pitchers. The Los Angeles Dodgers, meanwhile, which finished third overall among all teams, had the most points won by batters in 2023.

Here is a look at how pitchers and batters contributed to each teams’ Box-Toppers point totals in 2023, including the share of total points won by pitchers and batters on each team.

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Top pitcher and batter in Box-Toppers points on each team at All-Star break

Shohei Ohtani leads all Angels pitchers in 2023 Box-Toppers points. He also leads all Angels batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points.

The overall 2023 Box-Toppers points leader (13.9) at the All-Star break is the only player to lead his team in both categories. On the other 29 clubs, pitchers have the most Box-Toppers points on 24 teams and batters lead four teams.

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Cardinals’ Montgomery tops players for Friday, June 9; Ohtani maintains 2nd place

Cardinals pitcher Jordan Montgomery is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels becomes the second player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors as a batter. He maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

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Tigers’ Faedo tops players for Thursday, May 25; Cardinals’ Mikolas tops NL players

Tigers pitcher Alex Faedo is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Faedo struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing two runs, three hits and no walks, in the 7-2 win over the White Sox.

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Dodgers’ May tops players for Saturday, May 6; Braves’ Strider rises to 8th place

Dodgers pitcher Dustin May is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Ryan Noda of the Athletics rises to first place among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors for the second straight day.

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D-backs’ Kelly tops players for Friday, May 5; Rays’ Arozarena rises to lead AL batters

Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Randy Arozarena of the Rays rises to first place among American League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Rangers’ Eovaldi tops players for Saturday, April 29; Blue Jays’ Gausman rises to 2nd

Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors—Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman rises to second place, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to ninth place and Pirates pitcher Vince Velasquez rises to 10th place.

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