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Seven of the eight starting pitchers in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round games have more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2025, and are among the season’s top 40 overall players.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Box-Toppers’ 2025 Player of the Year, leads the way. His 22.1 Box-Toppers points led all players during the regular season, and he starts Game 1 of AL Wild Card Series against the Guardians.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Blake Snell is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Spencer Steeer of the Reds, Giants pitcher Justin Verlander and Trent Grisham of the Yankees.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Chris Sale is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 11th place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list.
Also Wednesday, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extended his streak of earning Box-Toppers points to 17 straight seasons—tied for the longest active streak—after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024.
Read MoreGunnar Henderson of the Orioles, the American League Rookie of the Year, is among the players on Box-Toppers 2023 All-Rookie Team.
But Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks, voted National League Rookie of the Year, is not among the players on the team, having finished sixth among rookie outfielders with 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023.
Read MoreGunnar Henderson of the Orioles is Box-Toppers American League Rookie of the Year, while James Outman of the Dodgers is Box-Toppers National League Rookie of the Year.
While Henderson is a favorite for AL Rookie of the Year, Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks is the overwhelming favorite for NL Rookie of the Year, even though he is not among Box-Toppers’ top NL rookies.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Michael Kopech is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan is the new leader in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Spencer Strider is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Twins pitcher Sonny Gray rises to seventh in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MorePadres pitcher Yu Darvish is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Darvish struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 7-1 win over the Dodgers.
Read MoreBox-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.