Ray Kerr, the pitcher deployed as Atlanta's opener, earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Thursday as the Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 to win their National League Wild Card Series.
Read MoreYankees’ Fried tops players Wednesday as 3 teams complete Wild Card Series sweeps
Max Fried leads all Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s Wild Card playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s Wild Card games: Chase Meidroth of the White Sox, Gavin Sheets of the Padres and Phillies pitcher Andrew Painter.
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A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29
Four of the eight starting pitchers in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round games earned more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2026, and two are among the season’s top three players.
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo—whose 23.0 Box-Toppers points rank second overall and second among National League pitchers—leads the way as he takes the mound for Game 1 against the Braves. Meanwhile, Box-Toppers’ top American League pitcher, Cam Schlittler of the Yankees (21.7 points, third overall), starts Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox.
Read MoreMariners’ Gilbert tops players Sunday, Sept. 27; Miz extends lead, Wheeler rises to 5th
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place overall on the final day of the regular season.
Plus, these players also won Player of the Game honors Sunday:
Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski capped off his Box-Toppers Player of the Year season by extending his overall lead in 2026 Box-Toppers points.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and third among National League pitchers.
Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, in what could be the final start of his career, ended the season by extending his lead among active players in career Box-Toppers points.
Pirates’ Jones tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 22; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 6th place
Pirates pitcher Jared Jones is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTwins’ Matthews tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 16; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 8th
Twins pitcher Zebby Matthews is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAthletics’ Springs tops players for Saturday, Sept. 5; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 7th place
Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Scherzer tops players for Sunday, Aug. 30; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 8th place
Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRangers’ Gore tops players for Friday, Aug. 21; Brewers’ Misirowski expands overall lead
Rangers pitcher MacKenzie Gore is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski expands his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAngels’ Detmers tops players for Saturday, Aug. 15; Misiorowski extends rankings lead
Angels pitcher Reid Detmers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski extended his lead in Box-Toppers overall player rankings, while Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rose to second place after both earned Player of the Game honors. Plus, Joshua Báez of the Cardinals earned National League Player of the Day honors in a historic Major League debut, hitting three home runs.
Read MoreBrewers’ Harrison tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 5; Mariners’ Woo rises to 10th place
Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreNationals’ Chaparro tops players for Friday, July 17; Tigers’ Montero tops AL players
Andrés Chaparro of the Nationals is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Braves pitcher Chris Sale, Tigers pitcher Keider Montero and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox.
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Phillies have most players among Box-Toppers' top 100 list at All-Star break
The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2026 player rankings at the All-Star break.
The Phillies have six players on the list, followed by three teams that have five each—the Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.
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Box-Toppers’ list of worthy but unchosen 2026 All-Stars includes Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo and Logan Gilbert and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
Wheeler, Woo, Gilbert, Swanson lead Box-Toppers list of worthy but unchosen All-Stars
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler and Mariners pitchers Bryan Woo and Logan Gilbert are Box-Toppers’ most worthy but unchosen players for the 2026 All-Star Game.
Joining them as key All-Star snubs are Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Dansby Swanson of the Cubs, Jake McCarthy of the Rockies, Sal Stewart of the Reds and Michael Harris II of the Braves.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players for Sunday, July 12, rising to 7th in player rankings
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Alex Bregman of the Cubs and J.P. Crawford of the Mariners.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players for Tuesday, July 7; Misiorowski retakes B-T points lead
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 MoreMariners’ Gilbert tops players for Saturday, July 4, as 4 players impact B-T top 10 list
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
He leads a Saturday slate where three other top-10 players also captured Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft (moves to third), Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo (holds eighth), and Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray (climbs to 10th).
Read MoreRed Sox’ Tolle tops players for Friday, June 26; Brewers’ Misiorowski rises to 1st place
Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski takes the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreSproat tops players for Tuesday, June 23, in 2nd straight big day for Brewer Brandons
Brewers pitcher Brandon Sproat is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
For the second straight day, a Milwaukee pitcher named Brandon took home overall top honors (Brandon Woodruff did it Monday) in remarkably similar fashion.
Other top players Tuesday include Angels pitcher Ryan Johnson, Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray, Bryson Stott of the Phillies and Nick Loftin of the Royals.
Read MoreCardinals’ May tops players for Monday, June 15, with his 2nd near no-hit bid of 2026
Cardinals pitcher Dustin May is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, with a complete-game, one-hit shutout.
Also Monday, Nick Kurtz of the Athletics extends his lead among American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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