Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot and Hunter Goodman of the Rockies.
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Among players on Box-Toppers’ 2025 and 2024-25 All-Star teams are (from left) Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Christian Yelich of the Brewers, Riley Greene of the Tigers, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Willy Adames of the Giants.
A look at Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams as 1st phase of voting concludes next week
With the first phase of voting wrapping up next week for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, here’s a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues, through the games of Sunday, June 15.
The first phase of fan All-Star voting closes June 26 and the second phase, with finalist voting only, runs from June 30 to July 2. Here is more information about how that works. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 15, at the Atlanta Braves’ home stadium, Truist Park.
Read MorePadres’ Pivetta tops players for Sunday, June 15, rising to 7th; Wheeler extends lead
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello, Braxton Fulford of the Rockies and gary Sánchez of the Orioles.
Read MoreBraves’ Strider tops players for Saturday, June 14; Astros’ Brown rises to 5th place
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, Tyler Stephenson of the Reds and Taylor Walls of the Rays.
Read MoreOrioles’ Morton tops players for Friday, June 13; Skenes, Crochet rise in top 10 list
Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to fourth place and Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to fifth place.
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Zack Wheeler leads player rankings for 5th week; Tarik Skubal rises to lead AL pitchers
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fifth straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Tarik Skubal of the Tigers rises to lead American League pitchers, passing previous leader Carlos Rodón of the Yankees. Christian Yelich of the Brewers continues to lead NL batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers continues to lead AL batters.
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New York Yankees regain Box-Toppers team rankings lead, passing Detroit Tigers
The New York Yankees regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, the Detroit Tigers.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs maintain their lead among National League teams and the Los Angeles Angels are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreMets’ Senga tops players for Thursday, June 12; Tigers’ Skubal rises to 2nd in rankings
Mets pitcher Kodai Senga is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, taking the lead among American League pitchers, after earning AL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBraves’ Schwellenbach tops players for Wednesday, June 11; Schmidt tops AL players
Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt, Willy Adames of the Giants, Christian Walker of the Astros and Red Sox pitcher Aroldis Chapman.
Read MoreAngels’ Soriano tops players for Tuesday, June 10; Reds’ Abbott tops NL players
Angels pitcher José Soriano is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott, Evan Carter of the Rangers, Alek Thomas of the Diamondbacks and Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays.
Read MoreAngels’ Kikuchi tops players for Monday, June 9; Wheeler, Kelly rise in top 10 list
Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly rises to sixth place after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners’ Kirby tops players for Sunday, June 8; Pirates’ Skenes rises to 6th place
Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. In addition, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extends his streak of earning Box-Toppers points to 18 consecutive seasons Sunday, the longest active streak, and also extends his lead in career Box-Toppers points among active players.
Read MoreRangers’ deGrom tops players for Saturday, June 7; Astros’ Brown rises to 6th place
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners include Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon, Jo Adell of the Angels, Jesús Sánchez of the Marlins and Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals.
Read MoreNationals’ Soroka tops players for Friday, June 6; Skubal, Gray rise in top 10 rankings
Nationals pitcher Michael Soroka is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first Player of the Game honor in more than five years.
Also, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors Friday: Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to third place and Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray rises to seventh place.
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Phillies’ Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for 4th straight week
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fourth straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, all other Box-Toppers team rankings category leaders remain the same as last week: Carlos Rodón of the Yankees leads American League pitchers, Christian Yelich of the Brewers leads NL batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters.
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Detroit Tigers narrowly edge New York Yankees to lead Box-Toppers team rankings
The Detroit Tigers regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, just edging last week’s leader the New York Yankees on a tiebreaker.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2025 team rankings through games of Thursday, June 5. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team accumulated this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams accumulated from May 30 to June 5. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of May 29.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
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| 1 | Tigers | 49.9 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 2 | Yankees | 49.9 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 3 | Cubs | 47.9 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 4 | Dodgers | 47.1 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 5 | Phillies | 46.2 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Mets | 42.7 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 7 | Diamondbacks | 41.3 | 7.2 | 15 |
| 8 | Padres | 41.3 | 4.0 | 8 |
| 9 | Mariners | 40.4 | 2.0 | 6 |
| 10 | Twins | 40.2 | 4.5 | 11 |
| 11 | Royals | 40.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 12 | Cardinals | 39.7 | 2.0 | 7 |
| 13 | Brewers | 38.7 | 4.5 | 13 |
| 14 | Reds | 38.6 | 3.0 | 12 |
| 15 | Astros | 38.3 | 4.7 | 18 |
| 16 | Blue Jays | 38.0 | 5.0 | 20 |
| 17 | Guardians | 37.9 | 3.7 | 14 |
| 18 | Red Sox | 37.8 | 4.0 | 17 |
| 19 | Rays | 37.2 | 6.0 | 21 |
| 20 | Rangers | 36.4 | 2.5 | 16 |
| 21 | Giants | 36.1 | 2.7 | 19 |
| 22 | Nationals | 32.6 | 2.0 | 22 |
| 23 | Angels | 30.5 | 3.0 | 24 |
| 24 | Braves | 30.4 | 0.0 | 23 |
| 25 | Orioles | 29.4 | 6.0 | 28 |
| 26 | Pirates | 29.1 | 2.0 | 25 |
| 27 | Marlins | 26.2 | 1.0 | 26 |
| 28 | Athletics | 26.0 | 1.5 | 27 |
| 29 | White Sox | 23.9 | 2.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Rockies | 14.4 | 3.7 | 30 |
Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs rise to lead National League teams and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
Tigers lead
Tigers players have accumulated 49.9 Box-Toppers points this season, rising from third place last week to first place this week. Though the Tigers have the same Box-Toppers point total as last week’s leader, the Yankees (49.9), they hold the tiebreaking edge because they earned more points in the past week (5.0 vs. 4.0). The Tigers also pass the Yankees to lead American League teams. The Yankees fall from first to second place overall and among AL teams.
The Tigers have baseball’s best winning percentage (.641) and are led by pitcher Tarik Skubal (8.0 Box-Toppers points, sixth among all players and fourth among AL pitchers). Tigers top batter is Riley Greene (6.5 points, first among AL batters). Seventeen different Tigers players have earned Player of the Game honors so far this season.
Cubs lead NL teams
The Cubs rise from fifth to third place overall with 47.9 Box-Toppers points, picking up 5.7 in the past week. They pass last week’s NL team leader, the Philadelphia Phillies, who fall from second to fifth place overall and third among NL teams with 46.2 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 point in the past week.
The Cubs have the best winning percentage among NL teams (.629), second-best among all teams behind the Tigers (.641).
The Cubs are led by designated hitter/outfielder Seiya Suzuki and outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, both with 6.5 Box-Toppers points. Suzuki ranks second among NL batters and Crow-Armstrong ranks third. Cubs top pitcher is Matthew Boyd (5.0 Box-Toppers points, 15th among NL pitchers). Nineteen different Cubs players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2025.
Hottest team: Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team, picking up 7.2 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team. The Diamondbacks now have 41.3 Box-Toppers points for the season, rising from 15th to seventh place overall. That eight-spot rise is the biggest jump in rankings among all teams.
The Diamondbacks picked up 6.2 of those points by winning four of their six games in the past week and another 1.0 point by signing Tayler Scott, who had earned Player of the Game honors earlier this season when pitching for the Houston Astros.
Last week, the Diamondbacks had the biggest drop in rankings among all teams, falling five spots from 10th to 15th place overall with 34.1 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 point in the previous week.
Biggest fall: Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals fell from seventh to 12th place overall with 39.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up 2.0 points in the past week. That five-spot fall was biggest among all teams this week.
Last place: Rockies
The Colorado Rockies remain in 30th and last place for the eighth straight week with 14.4 Box-Toppers points, picking up 3.7 points in the past week.
About Box-Toppers
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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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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Read MoreD-backs’ Kelly tops players for Wednesday, June 4, rising to 8th in player rankings
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Read MoreRays’ Rasmussen tops players for Tuesday, June 3; Yankees’ Rodón rises to 2nd place
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Read MoreTigers’ Carpenter tops players for Monday, June 2; Rockies’ Goodman tops NL players
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Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Hunter Goodman of the Rockies, Padres pitcher Stephen Kolek and Mike Trout of the Angels, earning his first Player of the Game honor in nearly two years.
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