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Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to fourth place and Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to ninth place.
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Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani regains the lead in this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who led for eight straight weeks.
Ohtani also takes the lead among American League pitchers from Verlander. Meanwhile, the other three category leaders remain the same: Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins leads National League pitchers, Pete Alonso of the Mets leads NL batters and Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads AL batters.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in season player rankings, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander.
Also Thursday, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias (sixth place) and Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen (seventh place).
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Kyle Bradish is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to fifth place and Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to seventh place.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Jose Quintana is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani earns American League Player of the Day honors as a starting pitcher. He maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, but loses his status to rank among batters because he’s now earned the overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors as a pitcher. And because of this, he falls from first place among AL batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points, giving the lead to Aaron Judge of the Yankees.
Read MoreMets pitcher Taijuan Walker is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen maintains fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Rich Hill is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, two of the top three in Box-Toppers season player rankings earned Player of the Game honors—Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (ranked second) and Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara (ranked third). Both maintained their rankings. Plus, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to 10th in player rankings after earning National League Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintained second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to eighth in player rankings.
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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 MoreGuardians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
McKenzie struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Patrick Corbin is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Corbin struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Pirates.
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The Milwaukee Brewers maintain the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the third week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees remain top American League team and the New York Mets are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Justin Verlander is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list—Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to second place and Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to ninth.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Josh Winder is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first place among National League pitchers—after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
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The Milwaukee Brewers, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Angels, last week’s overall leader, fall to second place, but still lead American League teams.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Woodruff struck out 12 over 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Reds.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, three other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors—Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon (sixth place), Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (seventh) and Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff (10th).
Read MoreStarting a new baseball season means putting your best foot forward, which for teams usually means putting your best pitcher on the mound to start the first game of the season.
However, only four of Box-Toppers’ top-ranked pitchers in 2021 are starting their team’s first game of 2022.
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.