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Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber 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 earn Player of the Game honors: Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi rises to sixth place and Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises to ninth place.
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While Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 14th straight week, his lead has shrunk to less than 1.0 Box-Toppers point and his return date from the injured list is uncertain.
Meanwhile, all Box-Toppers category leaders remain unchanged since last week, with American League pitching leader Tarik Skubal creeping within 0.7 points of Wheeler.
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The Detroit Tigers extend their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings, leading for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres maintain the lead among National League teams for the fourth straight week, while the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher JoJo Romero is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Athletics pitcher Osvaldo Bido, Jesús Sánchez of the Astros and Manny Machado of the Padres.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Yankees pitcher Cam Schlitter, Gavin Sheets of the Padres, Tigers pitcher Charlie Morton and Tyler Soderstrom of the Athletics.
Read MoreTigers 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.
Read MoreTigers 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.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Logan Webb is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMets 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.
Read MoreOrioles 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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NOTE: Carlos Rodón has 12.7 Box-Toppers points (not 13.0) but is still in ninth place overall.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 13th straight week, expanding his lead since last week.
Meanwhile, José Ramírez of the Guardians rises to first place among American League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points, passing Riley Greene of the Tigers, who had led for the past 11 weeks.
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The Detroit Tigers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week and are the week’s hottest team.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres maintain the lead among National League teams.
Read MoreDiamondbacks 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.
Read MoreTigers 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.
Read MoreAthletics 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.
Read MoreAngels pitcher José Soriano is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Padres pitcher Yu Darvish and Ramón Urías of the Red Sox.
Read MoreNationals 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.
Read MoreDodgers 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.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Edward Cabrera is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Ryan Jeffers of the Twins and Trea Turner of the Phillies.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 12th straight week, but his lead has narrowed.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, who leads American League pitchers for the fifth week and ranks second overall, is now within 1.7 Box-Toppers points over Wheeler and could pass Wheeler for the overall lead in his next scheduled start Friday.
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.