Astros pitcher Framber Valdez and Eddie Rosario of the Braves are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s two league championship series games.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Devers, Braves’ Riley top players in Saturday’s league championship series games
Rafael Devers of the Red Sox and Austin Riley of the Braves are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s two league championship series games.
Read MoreRed Sox hold Box-Toppers’ edge in AL Championship Series, but Astros have already beaten top AL team
The Boston Red Sox hold a slight Box-Toppers points advantage over the Houston Astros in the upcoming American League Championship Series.
But the Astros have already eliminated Box-Toppers’ top-ranked AL team, the Chicago White Sox, in the league division series.
Read MoreBraves’ Anderson, Giants’ Wood, Red Sox’ Rodriguez top players in Monday’s 3 LDS games
In three league division series playoff games Monday, these are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners: Braves pitcher Ian Anderson, Giants pitcher Alex Wood and Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez.
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Graphic corrected Monday, October 4, 2021, to reflect that Robbie Ray is a member of the Blue Jays.
Dodgers’ Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 2nd week
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 MoreTigers’ Peralta tops players for Monday, July 5; Pirates’ Gamel tops NL players
Tigers pitcher Wily Peralta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Peralta struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 7-3 win over the Rangers.
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Mets’ Jacob deGrom rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to first place in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing last week’s leader, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole.
Meanwhile, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to lead National League batters. Last week’s American League leaders remain the same: Cole leads AL pitchers and Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox leads AL batters.
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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Yankees’ Gerrit Cole rises to lead Box-Toppers player rankings as Glasnow loses his grip
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole regains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing previous leader, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow.
Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to lead National League pitchers, Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to lead NL batters and Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox continues to lead American League batters.
Read MoreMariners’ Flexen tops players for Tuesday, June 15; Mets’ Walker rises to 10th in player rankings
Mariners pitcher Chris Flexen is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player 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 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 MoreWhite Sox’ Dane Dunning tops players for Sunday, Aug. 30; Cardinals’ Wainwright tops NL players
White Sox pitcher Dane Dunning is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Dunning struck out seven over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Royals. Dunning did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Royals tied the game after he exited.
Read More7 of top 11 RBI leaders among top 10 AL & NL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2019
Seven of the 11 top runs batted in leaders were among their league’s top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points in 2019.
However, overall RBI leader Anthony Rendon of the Nationals ranked outside the top 10 National League batters in Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreBox-Toppers 2019 year-end All-Star teams
The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2019 regular season are led by overall Box-Toppers points leader, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole.
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 MoreBellinger, Trout win MVP Awards ahead of Box-Toppers’ decidedly outlier picks—Cole, Ozuna
Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers, who ranked third among National League batters in Box-Toppers points in 2019 with 11.2, was voted NL Most Valuable Player Thursday.
And Mike Trout of the Angels, who ranked ninth among American League batters in Box-Toppers points in 2019 with 8.7, was voted AL Most Valuable Player.
Read MoreBox-Toppers picks Astros’ Gerrit Cole for AL Cy Young & MVP: A look at our postseason awards ballot
Box-Toppers is casting a vote for the American League Cy Young Award to Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole.
We are also casting our vote for AL Most Valuable Player to … Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole.
Read MoreMariners’ Yusei Kikuchi tops players for Sunday, Aug. 18; Cubs’ Quintana tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kikuchi pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Blue Jays.
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Astros’ Verlander leads player rankings for 9th week, but four within 1.0 Box-Toppers point
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the ninth straight week.
Meanwhile, Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing Brett Gardner of the Yankees, who led at the last player rankings report on July 7.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Sale tops players for Thursday, July 18; Nationals’ Strasburg rises to 7th in player rankings
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after becoming the sixth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting. Strasburg is Thursday’s National League Player of the Day.
Plus, Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors Thursday.
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