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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fifth consecutive week.
The New York Yankees slip one spot in rankings but remain the top American League team, while the Miami Marlins earned the most points in the past week.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fourth consecutive week.
The New York Yankees remain the top American League team, while the Milwaukee Brewers earned the most points in the past week.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third week in a row.
The New York Yankees remain the top American League team, while the Houston Astros are the week’s hottest team.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week in a row.
| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodgers | 41.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Yankees | 38.9 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Braves | 38.4 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Padres | 36.3 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 5 | Rays | 35.7 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 6 | Brewers | 35.0 | 6.0 | 8 |
| 7 | Guardians | 34.9 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 8 | Pirates | 33.4 | 2.7 | 5 |
| 9 | Phillies | 33.2 | 6.5 | 13 |
| 10 | Athletics | 31.7 | 5.5 | 16 |
| 11 | Cubs | 31.5 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 12 | Diamondbacks | 31.2 | 7.2 | 22 |
| 13 | Reds | 31.2 | 4.0 | 10 |
| 14 | White Sox | 30.4 | 4.2 | 15 |
| 15 | Cardinals | 30.2 | 3.0 | 11 |
| 16 | Mariners | 29.9 | 3.2 | 12 |
| 17 | Rangers | 29.6 | 4.4 | 17 |
| 18 | Nationals | 29.4 | 5.0 | 18 |
| 19 | Twins | 29.3 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 20 | Blue Jays | 28.1 | 4.7 | 23 |
| 21 | Marlins | 26.2 | 2.0 | 19 |
| 22 | Red Sox | 25.9 | 4.0 | 24 |
| 23 | Orioles | 25.1 | 1.0 | 20 |
| 23 | Royals | 25.1 | 1.0 | 21 |
| 25 | Mets | 23.5 | 5.5 | 30 |
| 26 | Astros | 23.3 | 3.0 | 27 |
| 27 | Giants | 23.3 | 2.0 | 25 |
| 28 | Rockies | 21.7 | 2.0 | 28 |
| 29 | Tigers | 21.5 | 1.0 | 26 |
| 30 | Angels | 20.5 | 1.0 | 29 |
The New York Yankees remain the top American League team, while the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
The Dodgers remain in first place overall with 41.0 Box-Toppers points, gaining 6.0 in the past week. They lead National League teams for the seventh straight week, ahead of the Atlanta Braves (38.4 points, third overall).
The Dodgers have baseball’s third-best winning percentage (.591), behind the Tampa Bay Rays (.688) and the Braves (.686). (The Rays are fifth in Box-Toppers team rankings with 35.7 points.)
Shohei Ohtani leads all Dodgers with 7.7 Box-Toppers points, earning 2.0 as a batter and 5.7 as a pitcher. He ranks sixth overall, first among NL batters and fourth among NL pitchers. Other key Dodgers players include pitcher Tyler Glasnow (5.7 points, 11th among NL pitchers) and Max Muncy (3.7 points, seventh among NL batters). Sixteen different Dodgers players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2026.
The Yankees lead AL teams for the sixth straight week with 38.9 Box-Toppers points, gaining 4.0 in the past week and maintaining second place overall. They lead AL teams ahead of the Rays (fifth overall with 35.7 points). While the Yankees lead in Box-Toppers points, the Rays hold the AL's best winning percentage (.688 to .588).
The Yankees are led by pitcher Cam Schlittler (7.7 points, fifth overall, second among AL pitchers). Yankees’ top batter is Trent Grisham (2.5 points, 15th among AL batters). Seventeen different Yankees players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2026.
The Diamondbacks gained 7.2 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team, giving them 31.2 for the season, rising from 22nd to 12th place overall. That 10-spot jump is biggest among all teams this week. The Diamondbacks won six of their seven games this week.
The Cubs fell five spots in team rankings and gained only 1.0 point in the past week, winning just one of their six games. The Cubs fell from sixth to 11th place overall with 31.5 points.
The Angels fell from 29th to 30th and last place overall this week with 20.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 in the past week.
The New York Mets, in last place the past four weeks, rise to 25th with 23.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 5.5 in the past week.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings one week after the New York Yankees passed them for the top spot.
The Yankees remain close on the heels of the Dodgers in second place and continue their lead among American League teams. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers are the week’s hottest team.
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The New York Yankees rise to first place in this week’s Box-Toppers team rankings, overtaking the Los Angeles Dodgers after a week in which they gained a league-high 8.7 points.
Yankees lead
The Yankees rise from second place last week to first place this week. Yankees players have accumulated 33.9 Box-Toppers points this season, including 8.7 in the past week, most of any team.
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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.
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Rodríguez, who pitches for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball, struck out four over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the United States.
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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.
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The New York Yankees rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, the Detroit Tigers.
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies rise to lead National League teams and the Tampa Bay Rays are the hottest team of the week.
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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 MoreIn 2024, teams with the most Box-Toppers points earned by pitchers generally ranked higher in overall Box-Toppers team rankings.
For example, the Philadephia Phillies led all teams with 124.9 Box-Toppers points. Pitchers earned 78.0 of those points, fifth-most among all teams. Box-Toppers’ seven top-ranked teams were all among the top 10 in points earned by pitchers.
However, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers were a notable anomaly. While the team finished eighth overall in Box-Toppers points (113.7), they finished 11th in points earned by pitchers (66.2) and third in points earned by batters (47.5).
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The New York Yankees hold dominating Box-Toppers points advantages over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 World Series.
Looking at the Box-Toppers numbers alone, the Yankees can’t lose. But the Dodgers this postseason through mojo and moxie (and Mookie), have won two postseason series despite being severely depleted at starting pitching, the same handicap they face in the World Series.
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The Philadelphia Phillies finish 2024 atop Box-Toppers team rankings, leading for the 22nd straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees maintain their lead among American League teams in final Box-Toppers team rankings, while the non-playoff-bound Seattle Mariners are the hottest team over the final days of the season.
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The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 18th straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees continue leading American League teams and the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.
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The Philadelphia Phillies maintain the Box-Toppers team rankings lead for the 14th week, despite winning only one game in the past week and making only minimal moves at a trade deadline which shook up team rankings.
Among the changes this week: The New York Yankees rise past the Baltimore Orioles to regain the lead among American League teams and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the hottest team of the week, in part due to landing the top trade deadline acquisition, picking up pitcher Jack Flaherty (9.0 Box-Toppers points) from the Tigers.
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The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the eighth straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees continue to lead American League teams and the Baltimore Orioles are the week’s hottest team.
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Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2024 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Houston Astros.
Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—103—and will be one of three teams with 99 or more wins, along with the Astros and the Atlanta Braves.
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.