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The New York Yankees enter 2026 as Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team, but their lead is a precarious one.
While the Yankees’ current roster combined for a league-leading 128.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025—narrowly edging out the Chicago Cubs (125.8 points)—the raw totals don't tell the whole story.
Read MoreFreddy Fermin of the Padres is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Other Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners Thursday include Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Matt McLain of the Reds and Wyatt Langford of the Rangers.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Gil is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games while Jacob Amaya of the Diamondbacks earns National League Player of the Day.
Read MoreJeimer Candelario of the Angels is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games while Nick Castellanos of the Padres earns National League Player of the Day.
Read MoreMatt McLain of the Reds is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other standout winners include Red Sox pitcher Johan Oviedo, Wyatt Langford of the Rangers and Yordany De Los Santos of the Pirates.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Will Warren is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Other standout winners include Shea Langeliers of the Athletics, Ryan Waldschmidt of the Diamondbacks and Royals pitcher Michael Wacha.
Read MoreJarren Duran of the Red Sox is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Other standout winners include Cubs pitcher Javier Assad, Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin and Eric Haase of the Giants.
Read MoreMike Yastrzemski of the Braves is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Other standout winners include Jasson Domínguez of the Yankees and newly acquired Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta.
Read MoreMets pitcher Nolan McLean is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Other standout winners include Luken Baker (Diamondbacks), Brent Rooker (Athletics), and Paul Goldschmidt (Yankees), who earned top honors for the second time in three days.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Ryan Weathers is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Joining him as daily honors recipients are Brice Turang (National League Player of the Day) and Aaron Zavala (American League Batter of the Day).
Read MoreTyler Black of the Brewers is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Also Tuesday, Paul Goldschmidt of the Yankees is American League Player of the Day.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Mick Abel is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other top performers include Romeo Sanabria (Padres), the National League Player of the Day, and José Ramírez (Guardians), the American League Batter of the Day.
Read MoreTwo prospects without a day of Major League experience stole the spotlight Sunday, earning top Box-Toppers honors in spring training action.
Read MoreJose Miranda of the Padres is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Miranda doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 10-3 win over the Royals.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Trey Gibson earned Box-Toppers Player of the Day honors as 2026 spring training games kicked off Friday.
Gibson struck out three over three scoreless, hitless innings to earn the save in a 2-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreBox-Toppers coverage of the 2026 Major League Baseball season begins with the first spring training games Friday.
Since 1995, Box-Toppers has tracked each Major League game played, tracking 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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As Major League spring training camps open, a flurry of veteran signings this past week is reshaping baseball rosters, including Justin Verlander returning to the Detroit Tigers, bringing his 250.0 career Box-Toppers points back to where his journey began.
Other major moves include Zac Gallen reuniting with the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres taking flyers on Nick Castellanos and Germán Márquez. The Baltimore Orioles added consistency with Chris Bassitt, while the Pittsburgh Pirates bolstered their lineup with veteran Marcell Ozuna.
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Among players on the Box-Toppers 2025 All-Rookie Team are rookie leaders in Box-Toppers points for the season: Drake Baldwin of the Braves, Nick Kurtz of the Athletics and Jacob Lopez of the Athletics.
Rookie of the Year winners for 2025—Braves catcher Drake Baldwin and Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz—are among players on the Box-Toppers 2025 All-Rookie Team.
Baldwin was Box-Toppers’ choice for NL Rookie of the Year. While his 6.5 Box-Toppers points for the season trailed pitchers Cade Horton (9.7) and Nolan McLean (7.7), Box-Toppers doubles batter point totals for award comparisons to ensure they remain competitive with pitchers. This gave Baldwin an adjusted total of 13.0.
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In 2026—for the 20th straight year—baseball writers maintained their blockade against Hall of Fame candidates tied to performance-enhancing drugs.
This year’s results officially extinguished the candidacy of Manny Ramírez after a decade on the ballot and once again stalled the progress of Álex Rodríguez as he reaches his five-year midpoint.
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Two players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday—Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones.
Both received the necessary 75 percent support of voters from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA).
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.