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The Milwaukee Brewers edge past the Los Angeles Dodgers this week to take the lead in the Box-Toppers team rankings.
The New York Yankees maintain their Box-Toppers points lead among American League teams, while the Detroit Tigers earned the most points of any team since the All-Star break.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale continues his climb in Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points top 10 list, edging to within 1.0 Box-Toppers point of ninth-place Curt Schilling.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Max Fried, making his return after two months on the injured list, is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli, James McCann of the Diamondbacks and Trevor Larnach of the Twins.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Kumar Rocker is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Cubs pitcher David Peterson, Reds pitcher Chase Burns, Nick Fortes of the Rays and Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres.
Read MoreMariners pitcher George Kirby is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Yordan Alvarez of the Astros climbs to first place among American League batters after both win Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMets pitcher Nolan McLean is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo climbs to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAndrés Chaparro of the Nationals is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Braves pitcher Chris Sale, Tigers pitcher Keider Montero and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox.
Read MoreMets pitcher Christian Scott is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s lone game as Major League Baseball resumes after the All-Star break.
Scott struck out seven over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Phillies.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2026 player rankings at the All-Star break.
The Phillies have six players on the list, followed by three teams that have five each—the Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease is Box-Toppers 2026 All-Star Player of the Game.
Cease started the game Tuesday for the American League, striking out three in his one inning, allowing no runs or hits, walking one, and picking up the win in the 4-0 win over the National League.
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Box-Toppers’ list of worthy but unchosen 2026 All-Stars includes Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo and Logan Gilbert and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler and Mariners pitchers Bryan Woo and Logan Gilbert are Box-Toppers’ most worthy but unchosen players for the 2026 All-Star Game.
Joining them as key All-Star snubs are Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Dansby Swanson of the Cubs, Jake McCarthy of the Rockies, Sal Stewart of the Reds and Michael Harris II of the Braves.
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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski rises to lead Box-Toppers player rankings, passing previous leader Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez.
Also, Dylan Cease of the Blue Jays climbs to first place among American League pitchers in 2026 Box-Toppers points, passing Cam Schlittler of the Yankees.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the ninth consecutive report.
The New York Yankees maintain the Box-Toppers points lead among American League teams, while the Boston Red Sox earned the most points since the last report July 2.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Alex Bregman of the Cubs and J.P. Crawford of the Mariners.
Read MoreEsmerlyn Valdez of the Pirates is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Astros pitcher Peter Lambert, Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish and Ryan Vilade of the Rays.
Read MoreReds pitcher Hunter Greene is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include White Sox pitcher Sean Burke, Tim Tawa of the Diamondbacks and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez, Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Ben Rice of the Yankees and Mike Yastrzemski of the Braves.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease, who came within three outs of pitching a no-hitter, is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, taking the lead among American League pitchers in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Nationals pitcher Foster Griffin, Elly De La Cruz of the Reds and Kody Clemens of the Twins.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski retakes the overall lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez, after earning Player of the Game honors.
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.