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Twins’ Woods Richardson tops players for Monday, Sept. 15; Gallen tops NL players

Shawn Plank September 16, 2025

Twins pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen and Matt Olson of the Braves.

Yankees’ Jones tops players in spring training games for Saturday, Feb 24

Shawn Plank February 25, 2024

Spencer Jones of the Yankees is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.

Jones hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 22-10 win over the Tigers.

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September 16, 2026

Dodgers’ Yamamoto tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 15, rising to 7th in player rankings

September 16, 2026

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to eighth place in player rankings after earning top player honors Tuesday.

September 16, 2026

September 15, 2026

Dodgers’ Skubal tops players for Monday, Sept. 14; Padres’ Miller rises to 8th place

September 15, 2026

Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Padres closing pitcher Mason Miller rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors and has the fourth-highest single-season total for a closer since 1998.

September 15, 2026

September 14, 2026

Yankees’ Schlittler tops players for Sunday, Sept. 13, passing Cease for AL pitching lead

September 14, 2026

Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, passing Dylan Cease of the Blue Jays for the lead among American League pitchers—even though Cease also won Player of the Game honors in his Sunday start.

Schlittler rises to third place overall while Cease drops from third to fourth, despite earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, Lawrence Butler of the Athletics and J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies.

September 14, 2026

September 13, 2026

Nationals’ Alvarez tops players for Saturday, Sept. 12; Mariners’ Woo maintains 6th place

September 13, 2026

Nationals pitcher Andrew Alvarez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo maintains sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

September 13, 2026

September 12, 2026

Brewers’ May tops players for Friday, Sept. 11; Tigers’ Greene rises to lead AL batters

September 12, 2026

Brewers pitcher Dustin May is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Riley Greene of the Tigers rises to first place among American League batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points, passing Pete Alonso of the Orioles.

September 12, 2026

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Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-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.

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