Tigers’ Skubal tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 19, closing in on leader, Phillies’ Wheeler

Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, moving within 1.0 Box-Toppers point of overall leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who has led player rankings since mid-May.

Skubal also bolsters his overall second-place ranking and extends his lead among American League pitchers.

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Tigers’ Flaherty tops players for Monday, Aug. 18; Pirates’ Skenes rises to 3rd place

Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Mets’ McLean tops players for Saturday, Aug. 16; Blue Jays’ Straw tops AL players

Mets pitcher Nolan McLean is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in his Major League debut.

Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Myles Straw of the Blue Jays, Andruw Monasterio of the Brewers, Trevor Story of the Red Sox and Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell.

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Orioles’ Young tops players for Friday, Aug. 15; Brewers’ Yelich extends NL batting lead

Orioles pitcher Brandon Young is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first career Box-Toppers points.

Also Friday, Christian Yelich of the Brewers extends his lead among National League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points—becoming the first batter to reach 10 Box-Toppers points this season—after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.

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D-backs’ Rodríguez tops players for Thursday, Aug. 14; Ramírez rises to lead AL batters

Diamondbacks pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, José Ramírez of the Guardians rises to first among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors, passing Riley Greene of the Tigers, who led the category for nearly three months.

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Tigers’ Melton tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 13; Padres’ Pivetta rises to 3rd place

Tigers pitcher Troy Melton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Athletics’ Lopez tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 12; Yankees’ Rodón rises to 9th place

Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Nationals’ Gore tops players for Sunday, Aug. 10; Phillies’ Wheeler extends rankings lead

Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings—becoming the first player to 20 Box-Toppers points for the second year in a row—after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Dodgers’ Snell tops players for Saturday, Aug. 9; Athletics’ Langeliers tops AL players

Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Shea Langeliers of the Athletics, Taylor Ward of the Angels and Marcell Ozuna of the Braves.

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Cubs’ Horton tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 6; Blue Jays’ Gausman tops AL players

Cubs pitcher Cade Horton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman, Junior Caminero of the Rays and Blake Perkins of the Brewers.

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Rangers’ Eovaldi tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 5; Crochet, Woo, Eovaldi rise in top 10

Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises from sixth to fifth place and Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises from 10th to eighth place.

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Cardinals’ Gray tops players for Monday, Aug. 4, rising to 7th in player rankings

Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.

Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Astros pitcher Jason Alexander, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies and Bo Bichette of the Blue Jays.

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