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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski retakes the overall lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Troy Melton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Dansby Swanson of the Cubs won National League Player of the Day, recording the highest Box-Toppers game score by a batter this season, and rose to second place among NL batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Max Meyer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, vaulting to fifth place in season rankings. Meanwhile, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley climbs to eighth overall after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello, Pete Alonso of the Orioles and Jackson Merrill of the Padres.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Gavin Williams is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to 10th place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, passing Alex Rodriguez. Sale, who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday, also rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Ranger Suárez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Angels pitcher José Soriano extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to sixth place overall.
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Angels pitcher José Soriano rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley.
Meanwhile, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to first place among National League pitchers, Brayan Rocchio of the Guardians rises to lead American League batters and Alec Burleson of the Cardinals maintains his lead among NL batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain first place in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week.
The Minnesota Twins rise to lead American League teams, while the San Diego Padres are the hottest team of the past week.
Read MoreAngels pitcher José Soriano is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Willson Contreras of the Red Sox and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
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Twins pitcher Taj Bradley leads Box-Toppers first weekly player rankings report of the 2026 season.
Bradley also leads American League pitchers. Meanwhile, Randy Vásquez of the Padres leads National League pitchers, Alec Burleson of the Cardinals leads NL batters and Brent Rooker of the Athletics leads AL batters.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Taj Bradley is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Giants pitcher Robbie Ray, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Amed Rosario of the Yankees, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet and Dane Myers of the Reds.
Read MoreMatt Olson of the Braves is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley, Thursday’s American League Player of the Day, rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
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The Detroit Tigers regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, boosted by trade deadline deals adding pitching depth.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres rocket to the lead among National League teams with the biggest collective trade deadline splash, making them the week’s hottest team.
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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.
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The Detroit Tigers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to lead National League teams and the Tampa Bay Rays are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreRays pitcher Taj Bradley is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Riley Greene of the Tigers extends his lead among American League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson, George Springer of the Blue Jays and Joey Ortiz of the Brewers.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Max Fried is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers rises to first place among National League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points (11.0) after earning NL Batter of the Day honors, making a meteoric rise from completely outside the top 10 among NL batters until Sept. 19 and earning 6.0 of his 11.0 points for the season in a 13-day explosion.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter and increasing his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Cease allowed no hits in a complete game shutout, striking out nine and allowing three walks in the 3-0 win over the Nationals. He threw 114 pitches.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Cease struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Guardians.
Read MoreRays pitcher Taj Bradley is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bradley struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Guardians.
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.