Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell and Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Monday’s two National League Division Series games.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Yesavage, Mariners’ Polanco top players in Sunday’s ALDS Game 2s
Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage tops players in Sunday’s two American League Division Series games.
Meanwhile, Jorge Polanco of the Mariners is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other ALDS Game 2.
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Box-Toppers’ NL Division Series preview: Dodgers vs. Phillies, Cubs vs. Brewers
The Philadelphia Phillies are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team while National League top-seed Milwaukee Brewers rank fifth among NL playoff teams in Box-Toppers points.
A Box-Toppers look at both National League Division Series, which begin Saturday.
Read MoreMariners’ Castillo tops players Wednesday, Sept. 24; Skenes secures NL pitching lead
Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to first place among National League pitchers in 2025 Box-Toppers points, passing Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, after earning Player of the Game honors. Skenes, taking his first lead in the category in his final start of 2025, will finish first among NL pitchers for the season. He ranks second overall.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Gausman tops players for Thursday, Sept. 11; Phillies’ Luzardo rises to 8th
Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies’ Suárez tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 9, rising to 6th in player rankings
Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Red Sox pitcher Connelly Early, Josh Bell of the Nationals and Michael Helman of the Rangers.
Read MorePhillies’ Luzardo tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 20, rising to 5th in player rankings
Phillies 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 MorePhillies’ Luzardo tops players for Tuesday, July 29, rising to 7th in player rankings
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Andrew Vaughn of the Brewers, Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles and Yankees pitcher Max Fried.
Read MoreHigh by team: Pitchers lead 27 of 30 clubs in 2025 Box-Toppers points at All-Star break
On 27 of the 30 Major League clubs, pitchers are the team’s leader in 2025 Box-Toppers points. Batters lead the other three teams.
Pitchers are dominating much the way they are winning the overwhelming majority of Box-Toppers points this season compared to batters. Pitchers are winning 61 percent of all points this season compared to 39 percent for batters. The all-time record-low share of points earned by batters is 37.2 percent set in 2024. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
Read MorePhillies’ Luzardo tops players for Wednesday, July 9, rising to 9th in player rankings
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito, Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees and Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves.
Read MorePhillies’ Luzardo tops players for Sunday, June 22; Mariners’ Solano tops AL players
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Max Muncy of the Dodgers and Donovan Solano of the Mariners.
Read MoreBraves’ Schwellenbach tops players for Wednesday, June 11; Schmidt tops AL players
Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt, Willy Adames of the Giants, Christian Walker of the Astros and Red Sox pitcher Aroldis Chapman.
Read MoreBrewers’ Hoskins tops players for Wednesday, May 14; Yankees’ Warren tops AL players
Rhys Hoskins of the Brewers is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Yankees pitcher Will Warren, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo and Riley Greene of the Tigers.
Read MoreMariners’ Castillo tops players for Saturday, April 26; Giants’ Ray tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Luis M. Castillo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Giants pitcher Robbie Ray, Enrique Hernández of the Dodgers, Michael A. Taylor of the White Sox and Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo.
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Mariners’ Gilbert leads Box-Toppers season player rankings, Judge ranks 2nd
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert leads Box-Toppers first weekly player rankings report of the 2025 season.
Gilbert also leads American League pitchers. Meanwhile, Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads AL batters, Jackson Chourio leads National League batters and Zack Wheeler of the Phillies leads NL pitchers.
Read MorePirates’ Heaney tops players for Sunday, April 6; Red Sox’ Bregman rises to 5th place
Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two Red Sox batters rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors in a doubleheader. Alex Bregman rises to fifth place (earning American League Player of the Day honors) and Wilyer Abreu rises to sixth.
Read MoreBraves’ Schwellenbach tops players for Friday, April 4; Luzardo, Imanaga rise in top 10
Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rose to third place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rose to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after both earned their second Player of the Game honor of 2025.
Read MoreYankees’ Judge tops players for Saturday, March 29; Phillies’ Luzardo tops NL players
Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga and Matt McLain of the Reds.
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Dodgers, Mets, Phillies among leaders in Box-Toppers offseason team rankings
The Los Angeles Dodgers are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2025 but with player injuries factored in, the New York Mets hold the overall edge.
The current 2025 roster of last year’s World Series champion Dodgers accumulated 118.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, most of any team. However, with several players injured and expected to miss time in 2025, their injury-adjusted Box-Toppers point total drops to 106.7, fifth among all teams.
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Box-Toppers’ big dippers—players whose 2024 point total declined most from 2023: Spencer Strider leads list
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2023 to 2024.
Strider led all players in 2023 with 21.1 Box-Toppers points but earned just 1.0 point in 2024, a 20.1-point decline, which is also the fifth-largest decline (in regular-length seasons) since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
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