Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Read MoreReds’ Luis Castillo tops players for Monday, Sept. 21; Mariners’ Gonzales tops AL players
Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Castillo struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks, in the 6-3 win over the Brewers.
Read MoreIndians’ Carlos Carrasco tops players for Sunday, Sept. 20; Padres’ Lamet rises to 3rd in player rankings
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Read MoreYankees’ J.A. Happ tops players for Saturday, Sept. 19; Kershaw, Burnes rise into player rankings top 10
Yankees pitcher J.A. Happ is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, two players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to seventh place and Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to ninth place.
Read MoreCubs’ Kyle Hendricks tops players for Friday, Sept. 18; Rays’ Glasnow rises to 10th in player rankings
Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Indians’ Shane Bieber leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for fifth week
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the fifth week.
Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to lead National League pitchers, Luke Voit of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Braves maintains his lead among NL batters.
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Los Angeles Dodgers keep lead in Box-Toppers team rankings as 2020 season nears end
The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings for the fifth week.
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain their lead among American League teams and the Cincinnati Reds are the week’s hottest team in the penultimate (and also next-to-last) weekly team rankings report of the pandemic-truncated 2020 season. The final team rankings report will be posted after the completion of regular season games Sunday, Sept. 27.
Read MorePirates’ Steven Brault tops players for Thursday, Sept. 17; Astros’ Valdez tops AL players
Pirates pitcher Steven Brault is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Brault pitched a complete game two-hitter, allowing one run, two walks and striking out eight, in the 5-1 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreReds’ Luis Castillo tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 16; Rangers’ Gibson tops AL players
Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Castillo struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreAstros’ Jose Urquidy tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 15; Braves’ Ynoa tops NL players
Astros pitcher Jose Urquidy is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Urquidy struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Rangers.
Read MorePadres’ Lamet tops players for Monday, Sept. 14, rises to 6th in player rankings; Reds’ Bauer rises to 5th
Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Also Monday, Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCubs’ Alec Mills tops players for Sunday, Sept. 13 with no-hitter; Rangers’ Lynn rises to 2nd in player rankings
Cubs pitcher Alec Mills is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Jose Abreu tops players for Saturday, Sept. 12; Braves’ Anderson tops NL players
Jose Abreu of the White Sox is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Abreu hit two three-run homers and went 4-for-4, scoring five times and driving in seven runs, in the 14-0 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreBrewers’ Woodruff tops players for Friday, Sept. 11; deGrom, Nola, Maeda rise in player rankings top 10
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after each earned Player of the Game honors—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to fourth and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth.
Plus, Luke Voit of the Yankees regains the lead in 2020 Box-Toppers points among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors Friday.
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Indians’ Shane Bieber maintains lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 4th week
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the fourth week.
Meanwhile, Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish rises to lead National League pitchers, Adam Duvall of the Braves rises to lead NL batters and Kyle Tucker of the Astros maintains his lead among American League batters.
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Los Angeles Dodgers maintain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for fourth week
The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings for the fourth week.
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain their lead among American League teams and the San Diego Padres are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreRoyals’ Singer tops players for Thursday, Sept. 10; Angels’ Bundy rises to 7th in player rankings
Royals pitcher Brady Singer is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
Also Thursday, Angels pitcher Dylan Bundy rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 9; Reds’ Bauer rises to 5th in player rankings
Brewers pitcher Corbin Barnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Plus, Adam Duvall of the Braves earns National League Batter of the Day honors Wednesday with a Box-Toppers game score of +13.0, which seems to be the fifth-highest game score for a batter earning Player of the Game honors in Box-Toppers tracking history, which began in 1995.
Read MoreMarlins’ Sixto Sanchez tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 8; Rangers’ Lynn rises to 4th in player rankings
Marlins pitcher Sixto Sanchez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top catchers by time frame (after 2019 season)
Mike Piazza has the most Box-Toppers points of any catcher since tracking began in 1995.
Piazza, who played from 1992 to 2007 primarily for the Mets and Dodgers, but also for the Padres, Athletics and Marlins, earned 95.7 Box-Toppers points from 1995 to the end of his career. That is 13.1 more points than the second-place catcher since 1995, Joe Mauer (82.6).
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