Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreHow 2024 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Eight of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2024 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2024 Box-Toppers point totals.
The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers, analyzing traditional box scores, tracks which players most helps their teams win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
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A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1
The Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Tuesday with four best-of-three series.
All series take place at the higher-seed’s home ballpark. The winners of each series will face one of their league’s top-two seeded teams in league divisional series beginning Saturday.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Smith tops players Sunday, Sept. 8; Braves’ Sale rises to 4th place
Pavin Smith of the Diamondbacks is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 19th week; Orioles regain AL team lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 19th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles—the week’s hottest team—pass the New York Yankees, rising to regain the lead among American League teams.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 16th week; Orioles maintain AL lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 16th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles lead American League teams for the second week and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 15th week; Orioles regain AL lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 15th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles rise past the New York Yankees to lead American League teams and the San Francisco Giants are the week’s hottest team.
Read MorePhillies’ Schwarber tops players Wednesday, Aug. 7; Tigers’ Skubal rises to 2nd place
Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, extending his lead among American League pitchers, after earning Player of the Game honors. Also, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil maintains fifth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGuardians’ Ramirez tops players Thursday, Aug. 1; Royals’ Lugo rises to 10th
Jose Ramirez of the Guardians is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Royals pitcher Seth Lugo rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreReds’ Spiers tops players Monday, July 29; Royals’ Witt tops AL players
Reds pitcher Carson Spiers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Spiers struck out four over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 7- 1 win over the Cubs.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 13th week; Orioles maintain AL team lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 13th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles continue to lead American League teams and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the hottest team of the week.
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Phillies, Orioles have most players on Box-Toppers’ top 100 midseason player list
The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2024 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles have the most players in the top 100 among American League teams.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings at All-Star break, leading for 12th week
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings at the All-Star break, leading for the 12th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles continue to lead American League teams and the Detroit Tigers are the hottest team since the last report July 4.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 11th week; Orioles maintain AL team lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 11th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles continue to lead American League teams and the Milwaukee Brewers are the week’s hottest team.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 10th week; Orioles rise to lead AL teams
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 10th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles rise to lead American League teams and the San Diego Padres are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreOrioles’ Mountcastle tops players for Thursday, June 20; Cards’ Donovan tops NL players
Ryan Mountcastle of the Orioles is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Mountcastle hit two doubles and went 3-for-6, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 17-5 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreRangers’ Eovaldi tops players for Thursday, May 2, rising to 10th in player rankings
Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Francisco Lindor of the Mets rises to first place among National League batters after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
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Box-Toppers’ AL Division Series preview: Rangers vs. Orioles, Twins vs. Astros
Both American League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Texas Rangers face the Baltimore Orioles in one best-of-five game series and the Minnesota Twins face the Houston Astros in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Orioles (first) and the Astros (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
Read MoreAngels’ Moniak tops players for Saturday, June 24; Scherzer rises to 3rd in career points
Mickey Moniak of the Angels is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Mets pitcher Max Scherzer rises to third place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, passing Pedro Martinez, after earning Player of the Game honors. Scherzer also rises to ninth place on Box-Toppers season player rankings list.
Read MoreRays’ Paredes tops players for Tuesday, May 16; Reds’ Williamson tops NL players
Isaac Paredes of the Rays is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Paredes hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 8-5 win over the Mets. Paredes went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
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