Box-Toppers 2025 year-end All-Star teams

Overall Box-Toppers points leader, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, leads the Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2025 regular season.

The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to nine batters in each league are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.

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Four Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2025 All-MLB First Team

Four Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2025’s 16-member “All-MLB” Team. Five other Box-Toppers leaders are among the “All-MLB” Second Team.

The All-MLB team is selected with half the vote coming from fans and half coming from an expert panel. Unlike the selections for baseball’s All-Star Game, players are chosen not based on their affiliation with the American League or National League. Instead, players are selected from all Major League Baseball teams, regardless of league affiliation, and are designated as “First Team” or “Second Team.”

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As Dodgers celebrate 2nd straight title, a Box-Toppers look back at 2025 postseason

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2025 World Series after the season’s 12 playoff-qualifying teams played a total of 47 postseason games over 33 days from Sept. 30 to Nov. 1.

Here is a recap look at Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in each of the 47 postseason games for 2025.

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Dodgers’ Snell, Mariners’ Polanco top players in Monday’s LCS postseason games

Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell and Jorge Polanco of the Mariners are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Monday’s league championship series games.

Snell becomes the first player to win Player of the Game honors three times this postseason and Polanco becomes the third player—and first batter—to win Player of the Game honors at least twice this postseason.

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Kirby tops players in Friday’s ALDS Game 5, as Mariners eliminate Tigers in 15 innings

Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s American League Division Series Game 5, as the Seattle Mariners win the series, eliminating the Detroit Tigers.

The game took six extra innings to finish and was tied 2-2 from the seventh inning until Jorge Polanco of the Mariners hit a single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 15th inning to win it, 3-2. However, Player of the Game winner Kirby’s contributions came entirely within the game’s first six innings.

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Dodgers’ Glasnow, Cubs’ Boyd top players in Thursday’s NLDS playoff games

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow and Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Thursday’s two National League Division Series games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers eliminate Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team, the Philadelphia Phillies, in one of the series. The Chicago Cubs meanwhile force a deciding Game 5 Saturday with the Milwaukee Brewers, with a win to tie that series.

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Blue 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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Dodgers’ Ohtani tops players in Saturday’s league division series opening games

Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani tops players in Saturday’s four League Division Series opening games.

Other Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s League Division Series games: Jackson Chourio of the Brewers, Tigers pitcher Will Vest and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays.

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Tigers’ Skubal tops players in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round playoff games

Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal tops players in Tuesday’s four Wild Card playoff games.

Other Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s Wild Card series games: Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell and Cubs relief pitcher Daniel Palencia.

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