Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón, Jung Hoo Lee of the Giants and Josh Rojas of the Royals.
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Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez bolsters his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to second place in season player rankings, earning Player of the Game honors for a second straight day. He did it Tuesday as a designated hitter and Wednesday as a starting pitcher.
Read MoreBrewers’ Harrison tops players for Tuesday, June 2; Ohtani, Harrison rise in top 10
Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning his eighth Player of the Game honor of 2026, his third as a batter.
Read MoreRangers’ deGrom tops players for Monday, June 1; Brewers’ Turang tops NL players
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Dillon Dingler of the Tigers and Christian Yelich of the Brewers.
Read MoreBrewers’ Misiorowski tops players for Sunday, May 31; Ashcraft, Misiorowski rise in top 10
Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft rises to second in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners’ Woo tops players for Saturday, May 30, rising to 8th in season player rankings
Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Nick Kurtz of the Athletics rises to first place among American League batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers’ Wrobleski tops players for Friday, May 29; Mariners’ Crawford tops AL players
Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Ezequiel Tovar of the Rockies, J.P. Crawford of the Marinrs and Rangers pitcher MacKenzie Gore.
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Phillies’ Sánchez leads this week’s player rankings; Guardians’ Williams tops AL pitchers
Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is this week’s new Box-Toppers player rankings leader, passing Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft, who led last week.
Also, Gavin Williams of the Guardians rises to lead American League pitchers and Munetaka Murakami of the White Sox rises to lead AL batters, while Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers continues to lead National League batters.
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Dodgers lead team rankings for 3rd straight week; Yankees remain atop AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third week in a row.
The New York Yankees remain the top American League team, while the Houston Astros are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Martin tops players for Thursday, May 28, rising to 7th in player rankings
White Sox pitcher Davis Martin is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves and Blue Jays pitcher Jeff Hoffman.
Read MoreYankees’ Cole tops players for Wednesday, May 27; Phillies’ Sánchez rises to 1st place
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first Box-Toppers points in 20 months after recovery from Tommy John surgery.
Also Wednesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list:
Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez jumps to first place overall after winning National League Player of the Day honors.
Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams rises to second place, bolstering his lead among American League pitchers.
Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani climbs to sixth place with his seventh Player of the Game honor of 2026, his fifth as a pitcher.
Twins’ Ryan tops players for Tuesday, May 26; Yankees’ Schlittler rises to 5th place
Twins pitcher Joe Ryan is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Misiorowski tops players for Monday, May 25, rising to 6th in player rankings
Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday:
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the third straight day and fourth time in the past six days.
Three Astros, led by Tatsuya Imai, combine to pitch the first no-hitter of 2026.
Angels’ Detmers tops players for Sunday, May 24, posting season’s highest game score
Angels pitcher Reid Detmers is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Nationals pitcher Foster Griffin, Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks, Guardians pitcher Parker Messick and Nick Allen of the Astros.
Read MoreMarlins’ Meyer tops players for Saturday, May 23; Twins’ Bradley rises to 10th place
Marlins pitcher Max Meyer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGuardians’ Williams tops players for Friday, May 22, taking the lead among AL pitchers
Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, taking the lead among American League pitchers in Box-Toppers rankings.
Also Friday, Munetaka Murakami of the White Sox rises to lead AL batters in Box-Toppers rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Pirates’ Ashcraft passes teammate Skenes for overall lead in 2026 Box-Toppers points
Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is this week’s new Box-Toppers player rankings leader, passing teammate Paul Skenes, who led the past two weeks.
Also, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers rises to lead National League batters, while José Soriano of the Angels continues to lead American League pitchers and Jeremiah Jackson of the Orioles maintains his lead among AL batters.
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Dodgers lead team rankings for 2nd week, Yankees continue to lead AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week in a row.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2026 team rankings through games of Thursday, May 21. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated this season. The column BTP/wk shows the number of points teams have accumulated in the past week. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of May 14.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodgers | 41.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Yankees | 38.9 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Braves | 38.4 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Padres | 36.3 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 5 | Rays | 35.7 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 6 | Brewers | 35.0 | 6.0 | 8 |
| 7 | Guardians | 34.9 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 8 | Pirates | 33.4 | 2.7 | 5 |
| 9 | Phillies | 33.2 | 6.5 | 13 |
| 10 | Athletics | 31.7 | 5.5 | 16 |
| 11 | Cubs | 31.5 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 12 | Diamondbacks | 31.2 | 7.2 | 22 |
| 13 | Reds | 31.2 | 4.0 | 10 |
| 14 | White Sox | 30.4 | 4.2 | 15 |
| 15 | Cardinals | 30.2 | 3.0 | 11 |
| 16 | Mariners | 29.9 | 3.2 | 12 |
| 17 | Rangers | 29.6 | 4.4 | 17 |
| 18 | Nationals | 29.4 | 5.0 | 18 |
| 19 | Twins | 29.3 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 20 | Blue Jays | 28.1 | 4.7 | 23 |
| 21 | Marlins | 26.2 | 2.0 | 19 |
| 22 | Red Sox | 25.9 | 4.0 | 24 |
| 23 | Orioles | 25.1 | 1.0 | 20 |
| 23 | Royals | 25.1 | 1.0 | 21 |
| 25 | Mets | 23.5 | 5.5 | 30 |
| 26 | Astros | 23.3 | 3.0 | 27 |
| 27 | Giants | 23.3 | 2.0 | 25 |
| 28 | Rockies | 21.7 | 2.0 | 28 |
| 29 | Tigers | 21.5 | 1.0 | 26 |
| 30 | Angels | 20.5 | 1.0 | 29 |
The New York Yankees remain the top American League team, while the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
Dodgers lead
The Dodgers remain in first place overall with 41.0 Box-Toppers points, gaining 6.0 in the past week. They lead National League teams for the seventh straight week, ahead of the Atlanta Braves (38.4 points, third overall).
The Dodgers have baseball’s third-best winning percentage (.591), behind the Tampa Bay Rays (.688) and the Braves (.686). (The Rays are fifth in Box-Toppers team rankings with 35.7 points.)
Shohei Ohtani leads all Dodgers with 7.7 Box-Toppers points, earning 2.0 as a batter and 5.7 as a pitcher. He ranks sixth overall, first among NL batters and fourth among NL pitchers. Other key Dodgers players include pitcher Tyler Glasnow (5.7 points, 11th among NL pitchers) and Max Muncy (3.7 points, seventh among NL batters). Sixteen different Dodgers players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2026.
Yankees lead AL teams
The Yankees lead AL teams for the sixth straight week with 38.9 Box-Toppers points, gaining 4.0 in the past week and maintaining second place overall. They lead AL teams ahead of the Rays (fifth overall with 35.7 points). While the Yankees lead in Box-Toppers points, the Rays hold the AL's best winning percentage (.688 to .588).
The Yankees are led by pitcher Cam Schlittler (7.7 points, fifth overall, second among AL pitchers). Yankees’ top batter is Trent Grisham (2.5 points, 15th among AL batters). Seventeen different Yankees players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2026.
Hottest team: Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks gained 7.2 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team, giving them 31.2 for the season, rising from 22nd to 12th place overall. That 10-spot jump is biggest among all teams this week. The Diamondbacks won six of their seven games this week.
Coldest team: Chicago Cubs
The Cubs fell five spots in team rankings and gained only 1.0 point in the past week, winning just one of their six games. The Cubs fell from sixth to 11th place overall with 31.5 points.
Last place: Los Angeles Angels
The Angels fell from 29th to 30th and last place overall this week with 20.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 in the past week.
The New York Mets, in last place the past four weeks, rise to 25th with 23.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 5.5 in the past week.
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