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The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2021 regular season are led by overall Box-Toppers points leader, Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer.
The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to the batters—eight in the NL and nine (including the designated hitter) in the AL—are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.
Read MoreThe St. Louis Cardinals visit the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League one-game Wild Card playoff game Wednesday.
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Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is 2021 Box-Toppers Player of the Year.
Meanwhile Gerrit Cole of the Yankees is Box-Toppers American League Player of the Year, Jose Ramirez of the Indians is Box-Toppers top AL batter and Nick Castellanos of the Reds is Box-Toppers top National League batter.
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Graphic corrected Monday, October 4, 2021, to reflect that Robbie Ray is a member of the Blue Jays.
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, Jose Ramirez of the Indians rises to lead American League batters in rankings. Also, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees continues to lead AL pitchers and Nick Castellanos of the Reds continues to lead National League batters.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Frankie Montas is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Jose Ramirez of the Indians rises to first place among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors, passing previous leader J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox.
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Graphic corrected Monday, October 4, 2021 to reflect that Robbie Ray is a member of the Blue Jays.
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing previous leader, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, who falls to second place.
Meanwhile, Cole continues to lead American League pitchers and both league’s leaders among batters remain the same: J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads AL batters and Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole leads in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox assumes the lead among American League batters after previous leader Shohei Ohtani of the Angels no longer qualified to be ranked among batters after earning the overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors this season as a pitcher.
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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler.
Meanwhile, Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers rankings. Wheeler maintains his lead among NL pitchers and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels maintains his lead among American League batters.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Fernando Tatis Jr. rises to lead National League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings at the All-Star break.
Meanwhile, Nick Castellanos of the Reds regains the season Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters. Also, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees maintains his lead among American League pitchers and J.D. Martinez maintains his lead among AL batters.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox regains the season Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters. Plus, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees maintains his lead among AL pitchers and Adam Duvall of the Marlins maintains his lead among National League batters.
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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 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 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.
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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, Yu Darvish of the Padres rises to lead National League pitchers, Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals rises to lead NL batters and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull, pitching a no-hitter, is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
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The Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the second straight week and are the hottest team of the past week.
Meanwhile, the St. Louis Cardinals rise to lead National League teams.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Kenta Maeda is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Maeda struck out eight over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 6-5 win over the Rangers.
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Francisco Lindor and Fernando Tatis Jr. had the lowest career Box-Toppers point totals among the 10 players with baseball’s biggest money contracts at the time of their signing.
The two players signed the biggest offseason contracts prior to the 2021 season. Lindor signed a 10-year, $341 million contract with the Mets, the third-largest contract in baseball history and Tatis signed a 14-year, $340 million contract with the Padres, baseball’s fourth-largest.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole holds the lead in three of Box-Toppers’ main leaderboards at the end of 2020, most of any player.
Cole leads all players in Box-Toppers points over the past two seasons (2019-2020) and also leads American League pitchers over the past two seasons and past six seasons (2015-2020). Cole has 39.6 Box-Toppers points over 2019-20 and 90.1 over 2015-20.
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.