Giants pitcher Anthony DeSclafani is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
DeSclafani struck out eight over 4 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 5-3 win over the Athletics.
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Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Bryce Harper of the Phillies win the American League and National League Most Valuable Player awards. However, Jose Ramirez of the Indians led AL batters and Nick Castellanos of the Reds led NL batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points.
Ohtani, Harper win MVP Awards ahead of Box-Toppers batting leaders Ramirez, Castellanos
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Bryce Harper of the Phillies were voted 2021 Most Valuable Players Thursday, ahead of other Box-Toppers points leaders.
Ohtani, who ranked third in Box-Toppers points among all American League players with 16.1, was voted AL MVP. Harper, who ranked 28th among National League batters with 5.5 Box-Toppers points, was voted NL MVP.
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These five players were 2021 Silver Slugger Award winners and also led their league’s position in Box-Toppers points for the season: Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox, Aaron Judge of the Yankees, Ozzie Albies of the Braves, Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres and Nick Castellanos of the Reds.
How 2021 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Only five of the 17 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards Thursday also were among the leaders at their positions in 2021 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.
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White Sox, Rays, Blue Jays each have six players in Box-Toppers’ top 100 for 2021 at All-Star break
Three teams each have six players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2021 player rankings at the All-Star break.
The Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays each have six players on the top 100 list, tied for the most of any team. All teams have at least one player among the top 100. The Milwaukee Brewers, currently Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team with 67.2 accumulated Box-Toppers points in 2021 have three players on the list. The defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers have four players on the list.
Read MoreYankees’ Cole tops players for Saturday, July 10, rising to 2nd in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
Meanwhile, Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Saturday’s National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to lead NL batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Read MorePadres’ Tatis tops players for Friday, June 25; Twins’ Arraez tops AL players
Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Tatis hit three home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in four runs, in the 11-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
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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 MoreNationals’ Ross tops players for Thursday, June 24; Rays’ Wacha tops AL players
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.
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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 leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for 3rd straight week
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to lead National League pitchers, Gregory Polanco of the Pirates rises to lead NL batters and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters.
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Rays’ Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 2nd straight week
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox continues to lead American League batters, Trevor Rogers of the Marlins rises to lead National League pitchers and Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates rises to lead NL batters.
Read MoreDodgers’ Clayton Kershaw tops players for Thursday, Sept. 3, rises to 2nd in season player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
Kershaw struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreDodgers’ Walker Buehler tops players for Friday, Aug. 21; Tigers’ Schoop tops AL players
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Buehler struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreOnly 2 of top 10 batting average leaders in 2019 among overall top 100 in Box-Toppers points
Just two of the top 10 players with the highest batting averages in 2019 were among the overall top 100 players in Box-Toppers points for the season: Christian Yelich of the Brewers and Nolan Arenado of the Rockies.
Read MoreNationals’ Max Scherzer tops players for Wednesday, June 19; Angels’ Trout tops AL players
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Scherzer struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Phillies.
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