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Twins pitcher Sonny Gray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Pete Alonso of the Mets extends his lead among NL batters in Box-Toppers rankings after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
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Three teams each have seven players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2022 player rankings at the All-Star break.
The New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers each have seven players on the top 100 list, tied for the most of any team.
Read MoreEmmanuel Clase of the Guardians is Box-Toppers 2022 All-Star Game Player of the Game.
Clase struck out three in a scoreless ninth inning, allowing no hits or walks, earning the save, in the American League’s 3-2 win Tuesday over the National League.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is the most deserving player not selected to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.
A Box-Toppers look at All-Star starters, reserves and snubs.
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Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, Sandy Alcantara rises to lead National League pitchers and Pete Alonso of the Mets continues to lead NL batters.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Alex Wood is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. He also rises to first place among National League pitchers.
Read MoreMets pitcher Trevor Williams is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. He also regains the 2022 Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. He also rises to first place among National League pitchers.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Alcantara struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Angels.
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Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report, regaining the lead he held most of May.
Meanwhile, Joe Musgrove of the Padres falls from the overall lead but maintains the top spot among National League pitchers. And Pete Alonso of the Mets continues to lead NL batters.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Ian Anderson is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to fifth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Carlos Rodon is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Rodon struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Pirates.
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Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report.
Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels regains the 2022 Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers and extends his lead among AL batters. Plus, Pete Alonso maintains his lead among National League batters.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in player rankings.
Also Thursday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
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Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report.
Meanwhile, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to lead National League pitchers, while Shohei Ohtani of the Angels maintains the lead among American League batters and Pete Alonso maintains the lead among NL batters.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to second place overall—first among American League pitchers—after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes rises past Shohei Ohtani of the Angels to take the lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report.
Meanwhile, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to lead National League pitcher and Pete Alonso rises to lead NL batters. Ohtani maintains his lead among American League batters.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, passing previous leader Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who held the top spot for nearly a month.
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.