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Among players on Box-Toppers’ 2025 and 2024-25 All-Star teams are (from left) Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Christian Yelich of the Brewers, Riley Greene of the Tigers, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Willy Adames of the Giants.
With the first phase of voting wrapping up next week for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, here’s a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues, through the games of Sunday, June 15.
The first phase of fan All-Star voting closes June 26 and the second phase, with finalist voting only, runs from June 30 to July 2. Here is more information about how that works. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 15, at the Atlanta Braves’ home stadium, Truist Park.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Spencer Strider is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, Tyler Stephenson of the Reds and Taylor Walls of the Rays.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Charlie Morton 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 earned Player of the Game honors: Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to fourth place and Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to fifth place.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fifth straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Tarik Skubal of the Tigers rises to lead American League pitchers, passing previous leader Carlos Rodón of the Yankees. Christian Yelich of the Brewers continues to lead NL batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers continues to lead AL batters.
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The New York Yankees regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, the Detroit Tigers.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs maintain their lead among National League teams and the Los Angeles Angels are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreMets pitcher Kodai Senga is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, taking the lead among American League pitchers, after earning AL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly rises to sixth place after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Michael Soroka is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first Player of the Game honor in more than five years.
Also, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors Friday: Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to third place and Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray rises to seventh place.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fourth straight week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, all other Box-Toppers team rankings category leaders remain the same as last week: Carlos Rodón of the Yankees leads American League pitchers, Christian Yelich of the Brewers leads NL batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Max Fried is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Giants pitcher Robbie Ray, Tyler Soderstrom of the Athletics and Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreRays pitcher Drew Rasmussen is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, extending his lead among American League pitchers. Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks and Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton, Michael Busch of the Cubs and Josh Smith of the Rangers.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the third week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Carlos Rodón of the Yankees rises to lead American League pitchers. Both league’s batting leaders remain the same as last week: Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters and Christian Yelich of the Brewers leads NL batters.
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The New York Yankees rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, the Detroit Tigers.
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies rise to lead National League teams and the Tampa Bay Rays are the hottest team of the week.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Carlos Rodón is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and taking the lead among American League pitchers.
Also Tuesday, Twins pitcher Joe Ryan rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Jake Irvin is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second week, also leading National League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Riley Greene of the Tigers rises to first place among American League batters and Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among NL batters this week. Bryan Woo of the Mariners maintains his first place spot this week among AL pitchers.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters in player rankings after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Joe Ryan is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Riley Greene of the Tigers rises to first place among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors. In addition, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to 10th place among pitchers on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to second place, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place and Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place.
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.