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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to first place in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing last week’s leader, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole.
Meanwhile, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to lead National League batters. Last week’s American League leaders remain the same: Cole leads AL pitchers and Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox leads AL batters.
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The Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers continue to lead National League teams for the third week and the Houston Astros are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreRockies pitcher German Marquez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff maintains his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Jake Odorizzi is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is the new Box-Toppers season player rankings leader after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Also, two other players rose in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Monday—Indians pitcher Aaron Civale rises to sixth place and Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to ninth.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wainwright struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and three walks, in the 9-1, seven-inning win over the Braves.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lopez struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 11-1 win over the Cubs.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to first place among National League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreAs the first phase of voting for the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game wraps up next week, here’s a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues.
The first phase of voting is open now and continues until June 24. Here is more information about how that works. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 13, at Coors Field in Denver.
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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole regains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing previous leader, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow.
Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to lead National League pitchers, Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to lead NL batters and Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox continues to lead American League batters.
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The Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers continue to lead National League teams for the second week and the Cincinnati Reds are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Charlie Morton is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Morton struck out seven over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreReds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second place in player rankings and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintained his fifth-place spot in rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Chris Flexen is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRockies pitcher Austin Gomber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers rises to 20th place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nola struck out nine over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Erick Fedde is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Fedde struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-0, seven-inning win over the Giants.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Aaron Civale is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first place among National League pitchers, after earning NL Player of the Day honors. Plus, two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earn Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the third straight week and for the seventh time in the past nine weeks.
Meanwhile, Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers continues to lead National League pitchers and both leagues have new Box-Toppers points leaders among batters—Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox rises to lead American League batters and Brandon Crawford of the Giants rises to lead NL batters.
Read MoreBox-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.