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Wyatt Langford of the Rangers is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Langford hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 14-3 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreAnthony Rizzo of the Yankees is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Rizzo hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 8-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Read MoreForrest Wall of the Braves is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Wall hit two three-run home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 12-9 win over the Rays.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Andrew Bash is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Bash struck out three over two scoreless and hitless innings of middle relief, walking none, in the 3-2 win over the Rays. Bash also picked up the win.
Read MoreChris Okey of the Dodgers is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Okey hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-6 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreBrian Serven of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Serven hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 8-4 win over the Pirates.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Nola struck out three over two scoreless, hitless innings and walking none, in the 4-0 win over the Yankees. Though he only pitched two innings and started the game, he was awarded the win.
Read MoreSpencer 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.
Read MoreJoe Hudson of the Cubs is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Hudson doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 8-1 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreChris Owings of the Dodgers is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s first spring training game of 2024.
Owings doubled and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 14-1 win over the Padres.
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During the 2023 season, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander each rose one spot on Box-Toppers “all-time” career points top 10 list.
They were the only player movements among Box-Toppers “all-time” career points top 10 players overall, among the top 10 pitchers and among the top 10 batters. Pitcher Randy Johnson, who retired in 2009, still leads all players in career Box-Toppers points with 282.5 (tracking began in 1995).
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole leads players in Box-Toppers points since the start of 2018.
Cole has 112.4 Box-Toppers points over the period 2018-23, 17.4 points ahead of second-ranked player, Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer, who has 95.0 over that span.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Shohei Ohtani has more Box-Toppers points over the past two seasons than any other player.
Ohtani has earned 44.1 Box-Toppers points over 2022 and 2023. He ranked second among all players in 2022 with 24.7 Box-Toppers points and third among all players in 2023 with 19.4 points.
Read MoreAnalyzing 29 years of Box-Toppers points leaders in pitching and batting in both leagues.
In 2023, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, American League Most Valuable Player, was the only player who won a major postseason award and also led his Box-Toppers category (leading AL batters with 19.4). Also, Pete Alonso of the Mets became the ninth batter since 1995 to lead his league’s batters in Box-Toppers points more than once, leading NL batters for the second straight season.
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Three players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday, all of whom Box-Toppers supported for induction.
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton all received the necessary 75 percent support of voters from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA).
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The Atlanta Braves are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2024, with a roster mostly intact from 2023 when they had baseball’s best record.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are Box-Toppers’ top two American League teams, with the Mariners having one of the best offseason improvements of any team so far. And also, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have made big offseason splashes adding Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Teoscar Hernandez, their offseason ranking has actually fallen from third place last season to fourth place now.
Read MoreGunnar Henderson of the Orioles, the American League Rookie of the Year, is among the players on Box-Toppers 2023 All-Rookie Team.
But Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks, voted National League Rookie of the Year, is not among the players on the team, having finished sixth among rookie outfielders with 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023.
Read MoreThe World Series champion Texas Rangers, leaders among all teams in Box-Toppers points in 2023, also led all teams in points earned by pitchers. The Los Angeles Dodgers, meanwhile, which finished third overall among all teams, had the most points won by batters in 2023.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Carlos Rodon had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2022 to 2023.
Rodon had 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth among all players and third among National League pitchers. But moving to the Yankees in 2023, he earned only 1.0 Box-Toppers point. That 18.8-point decline was the biggest among all players.
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.