Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani, Sal Stewart of the Reds and Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty.
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Box-Toppers picks Yankees over Cubs in 2026 World Series, plus our awards forecasts
The New York Yankees are Box-Toppers’ pick to win the 2026 World Series, defeating the projected National League champion Chicago Cubs.
Box-Toppers projects the Yankees will win 100 games and the American League pennant, ahead of the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, and Boston Red Sox.
Read MoreCubs’ Imanaga, Guardians’ Allard top players in spring games of Tuesday, March 17
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Other top players Tuesday include Seby Zavala of the Dodgers, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Guardians pitcher Kolby Allard and Joey Loperfido of the Astros.
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Yankees, Cubs rise to top Box-Toppers’ 2026 preseason team power rankings
The New York Yankees enter 2026 as Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team, but their lead is a precarious one.
While the Yankees’ current roster combined for a league-leading 128.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025—narrowly edging out the Chicago Cubs (125.8 points)—the raw totals don't tell the whole story.
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Box-Toppers’ big dippers—players whose 2025 point total declined most from 2024: Luis Gil leads list
The 2024 Box-Toppers rookie leaders, Luis Gil and Shota Imanaga, both faltered during sophomore slumps in 2025, recording the two largest year-over-year Box-Toppers point declines.
Yankees pitcher Gil, whose Box-Toppers point total slid 16.4 points and Cubs pitcher Imanaga, whose total slipped 13.7 points, lead this year’s list of Box-Toppers’ big dippers.
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Luzardo becomes 2nd to lead Box-Toppers’ most-improved player list in 2 seasons
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Box-Toppers’ most improved player in 2025, becoming just the second player to win the honor in a second season since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
Meanwhile, the consensus 2025 Comeback Player of the Year winner in the American League, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, ranks fifth among Box-Toppers’ most-improved players in 2025.
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Three of six Box-Toppers’ choices won major postseason honors and three did not. Top row players all won: Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal won AL Cy Young, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes won NL Cy Young and Drake Baldwin of the Braves won NL Rookie of the Year. Box-Toppers choices in the bottom row all lost: Skubal for AL MVP, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies for NL MVP and Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez for AL Rookie of the Year.
Postseason awards wrap-up: Box-Toppers leaders win 3 of 6 major honors in 2025
Box-Toppers’ choices for baseball’s major postseason player awards won three of six 2025 honors.
However, for three other awards announced in the past week, voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), Box-Toppers leaders were not among the winners.
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Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, who led all players with 22.1 Box-Toppers points, won the American League Cy Young Award. Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, who led National League players with 21.1 Box-Toppers points, won the NL Cy Young Award.
Box-Toppers leaders Tigers’ Skubal, Pirates’ Skenes win 2025 Cy Young Awards
Both pitchers who led their leagues in Box-Toppers points for the season won the 2025 Cy Young Awards on Wednesday.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, who led all players with 22.1 Box-Toppers points, won the American League Cy Young Award. Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, who led National League players with 21.1 Box-Toppers points, won the NL Cy Young Award.
Read MoreDodgers’ Snell, Brewers’ Misiorowski top players in Monday’s NL Division Series games
Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell and Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Monday’s two National League Division Series games.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Yesavage, Mariners’ Polanco top players in Sunday’s ALDS Game 2s
Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage tops players in Sunday’s two American League Division Series games.
Meanwhile, Jorge Polanco of the Mariners is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other ALDS Game 2.
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Box-Toppers’ NL Division Series preview: Dodgers vs. Phillies, Cubs vs. Brewers
The Philadelphia Phillies are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team while National League top-seed Milwaukee Brewers rank fifth among NL playoff teams in Box-Toppers points.
A Box-Toppers look at both National League Division Series, which begin Saturday.
Read MoreDodgers’ Yamamoto tops players in Wednesday’s Wild Card round playoff games
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto tops players in Wednesday’s four Wild Card playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s Wild Card series games: Padres pitcher Dylan Cease, Yankees closing pitcher David Bednar and Guardians closing pitcher Cade Smith.
Read MoreRangers’ Rocker tops players for Saturday, July 19; Marlins’ Quantrill tops NL players
Rangers pitcher Kumar Rocker is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Marlins pitcher Cal Quantrill, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox and Ezequiel Tovar of the Rockies.
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Cubs, Rays have most players on Box-Toppers’ top 100 midseason player list
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 MoreRangers’ Mahle tops players for Tuesday, April 15; Mahle, Bregman, Imanaga rise in top 10
Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Alex Bregman of the Red Sox rises to sixth place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to ninth place.
Read MoreBraves’ Schwellenbach tops players for Friday, April 4; Luzardo, Imanaga rise in top 10
Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rose to third place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rose to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after both earned their second Player of the Game honor of 2025.
Read MoreYankees’ Judge tops players for Saturday, March 29; Phillies’ Luzardo tops NL players
Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga and Matt McLain of the Reds.
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Box-Toppers picks Dodgers over Orioles in 2025 World Series, plus our awards forecasts
Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2025 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Baltimore Orioles.
Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—108—and that National League teams will be among the most dominant. Eight of the 15 NL teams are projected to have as many or more wins as the best American League teams (89).
Read MoreDodgers’ Yamamoto tops players in Tokyo Series opening game win over Cubs
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s regular season opening game in Tokyo, Japan.
Yamamoto struck out four over five innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Cubs, the first official game of the 2025 season.
Read MoreYankees’ Jones, Cubs’ Imanaga top players in spring games of Tuesday, March 4
Spencer Jones of the Yankees is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga and Brenton Doyle of the Rockies.
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