Yesavage tops players in World Series Game 5, as Blue Jays take 3-2 lead over Dodgers

Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s World Series Game 5.

The Toronto Blue Jays win 6-1 to lead the best-of-seven-game series over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2.

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Guerrero tops players in World Series Game 4 as Blue Jays tie series with Dodgers, 2-2

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 4.

The Toronto Blue Jays win 6-2 to tie the best-of-seven-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-2.

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Dodgers’ Ohtani tops players (as a batter) in Monday’s marathon World Series Game 3

Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Monday’s marathon World Series Game 3.

The Los Angeles Dodgers win 6-5 in 18 innings to lead the best-of-seven-game series over the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-1.

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Dodgers’ Yamamoto, pitching a complete game, tops players in World Series Game 2

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitching a complete game, is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 2.

The Los Angeles Dodgers win 5-1 to tie the best-of-seven-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at 1-1.

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Dodgers’ Ohtani, Mariners’ Suárez top players in Friday’s LCS games

Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Eugenio Suárez of the Mariners are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Friday’s league championship series games.

Ohtani, the 10-strikeout pitcher, beat Ohtani, the three home-run hitter, for Player of the Game honors in the National League Championship Series Game 4 win, as the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Milwaukee Brewers in a four-game series sweep. Suárez hit a pair of homers, including a grand slam, as the Seattle Mariners won Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, taking a 3-2 series lead over the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Dodgers’ Glasnow, Blue Jays’ Giménez top players in Thursday’s LCS games

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow and Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Thursday’s league championship series games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-seven-game National League Championship Series, while the Toronto Blue Jays tie the American League Championship Series with the Seattle Mariners at two games apiece.

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Blue Jays’ Bieber tops players in Wednesday’s ALCS Game 3 win over Mariners

Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s American League Championship Series Game 3.

Bieber struck out eight over six innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk in the 13-4 win over the Mariners.

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NLCS preview: Brewers hold Box-Toppers advantages, but Dodgers bring experience

Box-Toppers favors the top-seed Milwaukee Brewers over the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 National League Championship Series.

The Dodgers are the third-seeded NL playoff team but rank higher than the Brewers in final 2025 Box-Toppers team rankings—in fifth place overall with their players accumulating 117.9 Box-Toppers points during the season, third among NL teams and most among surviving postseason teams. Brewers players have a combined 112.6 Box-Toppers points in 2025, ninth among all teams and fifth among NL teams.

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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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Báez, Schwarber top players in Wednesday’s league division series games

Javier Báez of the Tigers tops players in Wednesday’s four League Division Series playoff games.

Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays advance to the American League Championship Series, eliminating the New York Yankees in four games in the AL Division Series.

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Dodgers’ Glasnow tops players for Monday, Sept. 8; Crochet, Woo rise in top 10 rankings

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. In addition, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises to seventh place overall after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Reds’ Lodolo tops players for Wednesday, July 23; Royals’ Pasquantino tops AL players

Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Vinnie Pasquantino of the Royals, Rangers pitcher Patrick Corbin, Rafael Devers of the Giants and Mets pitcher Sean Manaea.

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A pitchers vs. batters breakdown of each team’s Box-Toppers point total for 2024

In 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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Reliever Treinen tops players as Dodgers win World Series over Yankees in 5 games

Relief pitcher Blake Treinen is Box-Toppers Player of the Game Wednesday as the Dodgers defeat the Yankees to win the 2024 World Series in five games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees 7-6 to win the best-of-seven game series, 4-1.

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Edman tops players Sunday as Dodgers win NL Championship Series in sixth game

Tommy Edman of the Dodgers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s National League Championship Series Game 6.

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets in the series four games to two and advance to the World Series. Edman homered, doubled and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs.

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