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The Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2025 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Both teams each have six players among the top 100. Three other teams each have five players in the top 100—the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Read MoreKyle Stowers of the Marlins is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to seventh place and Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray rises to 10th place.
Read MoreJose Altuve of the Astros is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings and first among American League pitchers.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Oneil Cruz of the Pirates.
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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.
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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 MoreKerry Carpenter of the Tigers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Hunter Goodman of the Rockies, Padres pitcher Stephen Kolek and Mike Trout of the Angels, earning his first Player of the Game honor in nearly two years.
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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 MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and becoming the first player in 2025 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs rises to first place in 2025 Box-Toppers points among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors. He rises to ninth place overall.
Read MoreRhys 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 MoreGleyber Torres of the Tigers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle rises to ninth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreJake Meyers of the Astros is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Kyle Stowers of the Marlins, Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers and Royals pitcher Kris Bubic.
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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown is this week’s new leader among American League pitchers. Batting leaders in both leagues are the same as last week—Pete Alonso of the Mets leads National League batters while Alex Bregman of the Red Sox leads AL batters.
Read MoreBrandon Nimmo of the Mets is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, recording the highest Box-Toppers game score for a batter winning Player of the Game honors this season.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, Ryan Jeffers of the Twins and Gavin Lux of the Reds.
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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report.
Pivetta also led player rankings last week but briefly lost that lead Saturday, when Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet took the top spot before Pivetta regained it Tuesday.
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The San Diego Padres remain atop Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees continue to lead American League teams, while the Washington Nationals are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Max Meyer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report.
Pivetta also rises to lead National League pitchers. Meanwhile, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert continues to lead American League pitchers, Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead AL batters and Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to lead NL batters.
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The San Diego Padres, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing last week’s leader, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees rise to lead American League teams passing the Texas Rangers.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Tyler Mahle is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Alex Bregman of the Red Sox rises to sixth place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga 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.