Nationals pitcher Joe Ross is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Ross struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 7-3 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreDodgers’ Bauer tops players for Friday, June 18, rising to 6th in player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to first place among National League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers’ All-Stars as first phase of voting nears its close
As the first phase of voting for the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game wraps up next week, here’s a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues.
The first phase of voting is open now and continues until June 24. Here is more information about how that works. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 13, at Coors Field in Denver.
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Rays’ Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 3rd straight week
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the third straight week and for the seventh time in the past nine weeks.
Meanwhile, Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers continues to lead National League pitchers and both leagues have new Box-Toppers points leaders among batters—Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox rises to lead American League batters and Brandon Crawford of the Giants rises to lead NL batters.
Read MoreAngels’ Stassi tops players for Monday, June 7; Padres’ Machado tops NL players
Max Stassi of the Angels is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Stassi homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Royals.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Sunday, June 6; Bogaerts, Winker rise to lead AL & NL batters
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, both the American League and National League have new Box-Toppers points among batters: Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox rises to first among AL batters after earning Player of the Game honors and Jesse Winker of the Reds rises to first place among NL batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ All-Stars: As voting begins, a look at B-T points leaders by position in each league
Voting opened this week for Major League Baseball’s 2021 All-Star Game.
Here is a look at the voting process and a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues.
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Rays’ Tyler Glasnow maintains lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the second straight week and for the sixth time in the past eight weeks.
Meanwhile, Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers rises to lead National League pitchers, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Marlins maintains his lead among NL batters.
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Rays’ Tyler Glasnow retakes lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow retakes the lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings after Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole led for the previous two weeks.
Meanwhile, Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers rises to lead National League pitchers, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to lead NL batters and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters.
Read MoreBrewers’ Woodruff tops players for Monday, May 24, rising to 3rd in player rankings
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third place in season player rankings, first among National League pitchers.
Also Monday, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to first place among NL batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Peralta tops players for Sunday, May 16; Rays’ Fleming tops AL players
Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Peralta struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 10-9 win over the Braves.
Read MoreBraves’ Anderson tops players for Tuesday, April 27, Astros’ Javier rises to 8th in player rankings
Braves pitcher Ian Anderson is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Astros pitcher Cristian Javier rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Javier tops players for Thursday, April 22, Padres’ Weathers tops NL players
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Javier struck out nine over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 8-2 win over the Angels.
Read MoreIndians’ Bieber tops players for Tuesday, April 13, rises to 2nd in player rankings
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors—Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes and Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer.
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Dodgers top Box-Toppers 2021 preseason team rankings; White Sox top AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2021 preseason rankings. They also ended 2020 as Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team and World Series champions.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Chicago Cubs saw the biggest decline.
Read MoreHow 2020’s top home run hitters fared in Box-Toppers rankings—Luke Voit led batters in both homers & Box-Toppers points
How 2020 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Only three of the 18 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards this week also were among the leaders at their positions in 2020 Box-Toppers point totals.
The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers analyzes traditional box scores and tracks which player most helps his team win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
Read MoreTop-ranked Dodgers hold advantages against Braves in NL Championship Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Box-Toppers’ dominant team during much of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, hold the edge over the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series.
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Indians’ Shane Bieber is 2020 Box-Toppers Player of the Year
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers Player of the Year for 2020.
Bieber finishes the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with 11.4 Box-Toppers points, leading Box-Toppers player rankings report for the sixth straight week.
Meanwhile, Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to lead National League pitchers, Marcell Ozuna of the Braves rises to lead NL batters and Luke Voit of the Yankees maintains his lead among American League batters.
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Indians’ Shane Bieber leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for fifth week
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the fifth week.
Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to lead National League pitchers, Luke Voit of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Braves maintains his lead among NL batters.
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