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While Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 14th straight week, his lead has shrunk to less than 1.0 Box-Toppers point and his return date from the injured list is uncertain.
Meanwhile, all Box-Toppers category leaders remain unchanged since last week, with American League pitching leader Tarik Skubal creeping within 0.7 points of Wheeler.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Brandon Young is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first career Box-Toppers points.
Also Friday, Christian Yelich of the Brewers extends his lead among National League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points—becoming the first batter to reach 10 Box-Toppers points this season—after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
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NOTE: Carlos Rodón has 12.7 Box-Toppers points (not 13.0) but is still in ninth place overall.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 13th straight week, expanding his lead since last week.
Meanwhile, José Ramírez of the Guardians rises to first place among American League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points, passing Riley Greene of the Tigers, who had led for the past 11 weeks.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 12th straight week, but his lead has narrowed.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, who leads American League pitchers for the fifth week and ranks second overall, is now within 1.7 Box-Toppers points over Wheeler and could pass Wheeler for the overall lead in his next scheduled start Friday.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 12th straight week.
Meanwhile, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to lead National League batters this week, while other category leaders remain the same: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers continues to lead American League pitchers and Riley Greene of the Tigers continues to lead AL batters.
Read MorePadres pitcher Yu Darvish is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs, Jose Altuve of the Astros and Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Andre Pallante is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 10th straight week.
Meanwhile, all category leaders continue their Box-Toppers points leads since last week: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers leads American League pitchers, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs leads National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Quinn Priester is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day as regular-season games resume after the All-Star break.
Also Friday, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs extends his lead in Box-Toppers points among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreOn 27 of the 30 Major League clubs, pitchers are the team’s leader in 2025 Box-Toppers points. Batters lead the other three teams.
Pitchers are dominating much the way they are winning the overwhelming majority of Box-Toppers points this season compared to batters. Pitchers are winning 61 percent of all points this season compared to 39 percent for batters. The all-time record-low share of points earned by batters is 37.2 percent set in 2024. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
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The Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2025 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Both teams each have six players among the top 100. Three other teams each have five players in the top 100—the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Read MorePete Alonso of the Mets is Box-Toppers 2025 All-Star Game Player of the Game.
Alonso hit a sixth-inning, three-run homer, as the National League prevailed Tuesday over the American League, after a nine-inning, 6-6 tie was broken with a home run derby-style swing-off. Alonso went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs.
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Box-Toppers’ list of worthy but unchosen 2025 All-Stars includes Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs, Christian Yelich of the Brewers, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta and George Springer of the Blue Jays. Details.
Seiya Suzuki, Christian Yelich, Nick Pivetta, Sonny Gray and George Springer lead Box-Toppers’ list of 2025 “worthy but unchosen” All-Stars.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings at the All-Star break, the ninth straight week he has led, going back to May 15.
Meanwhile, all category leaders continue their Box-Toppers points leads since the last player rankings report July 3: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers leads American League pitchers, Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters and Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs leads National League batters.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs, Orioles pitcher Grant Wolfram, Marcus Semien of the Rangers and Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the eighth straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Tarik Skubal of the Tigers rises to lead American League pitchers, passing previous leader Hunter Brown of the Astros. Also, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs rises to lead National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers maintains his lead among AL batters.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Eury Pérez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Angels pitcher José Soriano, George Springer of the Blue Jays and James Wood of the Nationals.
Read MorePirates pitcher Mitch Keller 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 earn Player of the Game honors: Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to third place and Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to fourth place.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the seventh straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Hunter Brown of the Astros rises to lead American League pitchers, passing previous leader Garrett Crochet of the Red Sox. Also, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to lead National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers maintains his lead among AL batters.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, three players make notable rises in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors:
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to fifth place overall.
Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
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.