Braves’ Fried tops players for Tuesday, April 19; Padres’ Musgrove rises to lead player rankings

Braves pitcher Max Fried is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Two other players—C.J. Cron of the Rockies and Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes—rise into the top 10 in Box-Toppers points for 2022. Plus, two players extend long streaks of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points—Mets pitcher Max Scherzer (14 seasons) and Kurt Suzuki of the Angels (16 seasons).

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Mets’ Megill tops players for Tuesday, April 12, rising to 1st in season player rankings

Mets pitcher Tylor Megill is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.

Megill and Jose Ramirez of the Guardians on Tuesday became the first two players to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time this season.

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Dodgers’ Scherzer tops players for Sunday, Sept. 12, rises to lead season player rankings

Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to lead season player rankings, passing previous leader, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole.

Scherzer struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Padres.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Monday, Aug. 16, regaining Box-Toppers player rankings lead

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first in season player rankings, passing previous leader Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler.

Cole struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Angels.

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Phillies’ Wheeler tops players for Sunday, Aug. 8, passing deGrom for player rankings lead

Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing previous leader Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom.

Wheeler pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking one, in the 3-0 win over the Mets.

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Astros’ Odorizzi tops players for Monday, June 21; Mets’ deGrom rises to lead player rankings

Astros pitcher Jake Odorizzi is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is the new Box-Toppers season player rankings leader after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Also, two other players rose in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Monday—Indians pitcher Aaron Civale rises to sixth place and Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to ninth.

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Reds’ Mahle tops players for Wednesday, June 16; Yankees’ Cole rises to lead player rankings

Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second place in player rankings and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintained his fifth-place spot in rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors.

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Rays’ Glasnow tops players for Wednesday, May 26, retaking player rankings lead

Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to retake the lead in season player rankings.

Glasnow struck out 11 over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Royals. Glasnow did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Royals tied the game after he exited.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Wednesday, May 12, rising to lead season player rankings

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to take the lead in season player rankings.

Also Wednesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.

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Diamondbacks’ Weaver tops players for Sunday, April 11; Red Sox’ Martinez rises to player rankings lead

Diamondbacks pitcher Luke Weaver is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox takes the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors Sunday.

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Padres’ Musgrove, pitching no-hitter, tops players for Friday, April 9, rises to lead player rankings

Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove, pitching a no-hitter, is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Musgrove struck out 10 in a complete-game shutout, allowing no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Rangers. Musgrove faced 28 batters, one over the minimum, allowing only one baserunner on a hit by pitch.

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White Sox’ Lynn tops players for Thursday, April 8; Cubs’ Kimbrel rises to 1st in player rankings

White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Cubs closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel took the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.

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Rays’ Glasnow tops players in Thursday, April 1’s opening day games

Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s opening day games.

Also Thursday, Astros pitcher Zack Greinke has now earned Box-Toppers points in 15 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Indians’ Shane Bieber tops players for Saturday, Aug. 15, rising to lead season player rankings

Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead season player rankings.

Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after he earns Player of the Game honors.

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Angels’ Dylan Bundy tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 11, rises to lead season player rankings

Angels pitcher Dylan Bundy is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, Luke Voit of the Yankees rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Indians’ Bieber tops players for Thursday, July 30, rises to lead season player rankings

Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Bieber struck out 13 over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Twins.

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Brewers’ Woodruff tops players for Wednesday, July 29; Rangers’ Lynn rises to lead player rankings

Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Meanwhile, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. He is one of three players Wednesday to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time this season.

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Astros’ Gerrit Cole tops players for Sunday, Sept. 8, regaining season player rankings lead

Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and regains the lead in season player rankings, one day after losing the lead.

Also Sunday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger rises to eighth after both earned Player of the Game honors.

In addition Sunday, Gleyber Torres of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.

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Diamondbacks’ Young tops players for Saturday, Sept. 7; Verlander regains player rankings lead

Diamondbacks pitcher Alex Young is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Verlander also rises to fifth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.

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Mets’ Syndergaard tops players for Monday, Sept. 2; Astros’ Cole regains player rankings lead

Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Cole regained the lead one day after losing it to teammate Justin Verlander.

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