Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is the clear-cut choice for Comeback Player of the Year in the American League, but three different National League players have won 2022 comeback awards, none of whom were among Box-Toppers’ top NL resurgent players.
Read MoreAwards wrap-up: Box-Toppers points leaders win 3 of 6 major postseason awards in 2022
Box-Toppers’ choices for baseball’s major postseason awards won three of six of the 2022 honors.
Also, Box-Toppers’ top-ranked American League batter, Aaron Judge of the Yankees, won the AL MVP, though our choice for the award was Shohei Ohtani of the Angels.
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Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals were voted 2022 Most Valuable Player award winners over Box-Toppers’ choices for the awards, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Pete Alonso of the Mets.
Judge, Goldschmidt win MVP awards over Box-Toppers’ choices Ohtani, Alonso
Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals were voted 2022 Most Valuable Players Thursday, over Box-Toppers’ choices for the awards—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Pete Alonso of the Mets.
Read MoreBox-Toppers leaders Verlander, Alcantara win 2022 Cy Young Awards
The two pitchers who led their league in Box-Toppers points in 2022 also won both Cy Young Awards Wednesday.
Justin Verlander of the Astros, who led all players in 2022 with 26.0 Box-Toppers points, won the American League Cy Young Award. And Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins, who led all National League players with 21.1 Box-Toppers points, won the NL Cy Young Award.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers’ choices for 2022 All-MLB team
Five Box-Toppers points category leaders also won Players Choice Awards for 2022 as voted by the players’ union: Justin Verlander, Aaron Judge, Sandy Alcantara, Spencer Strider and Julio Rodriguez.
Justin Verlander among 2022 Box-Toppers points leaders winning Players Choice Awards
Five Box-Toppers points category leaders also won Players Choice Awards for 2022 as voted by the players’ union: Justin Verlander, Aaron Judge, Sandy Alcantara, Spencer Strider and Julio Rodriguez.
Read MoreA look at 2022 awards finalists and how they fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Box-Toppers’ top-ranked players are, for the most part, finalists for 2022 major postseason awards, as announced by baseball writers Monday.
In five of the six major awards, the Box-Toppers points leader for 2022 in that category is among the three finalists for the awards, which will be announced next week.
Read MoreBox-Toppers 2022 year-end All-Star teams
The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2022 regular season are led by overall Box-Toppers points leader, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander.
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.
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Box-Toppers’ choices for major postseason awards: American League Most Valuable Player—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, National League Most Valuable Player—Pete Alonso of the Mets, AL Cy Young Award—Justin Verlander of the Astros and NL Cy Young Award—Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins.
Box-Toppers votes Ohtani AL MVP over Judge—plus our other postseason award picks
Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked American League batter in 2022. But Shohei Ohtani of the Angels is Box-Toppers’ choice for AL Most Valuable Player.
Box-Toppers cast votes for postseason honors for Ohtani, Justin Verlander, Sandy Alcantara and Pete Alonso, among others, in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) balloting, completed at the end of the regular season, prior to the start of postseason play.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander is Box-Toppers’ 2022 Player of the Year
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is 2022 Box-Toppers Player of the Year, regaining the season Box-Toppers points lead on the next-to-last day of the season.
Verlander took the lead with 26.0 Box-Toppers points after earning 2.0 points as Player of the Day Tuesday, passing Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (24.7).
Read MorePhillies’ Nola tops players for Monday, Oct. 3; Woodruff, Musgrove rise in top 10 list
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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Shohei Ohtani passes Justin Verlander to retake 2022 Box-Toppers points lead
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’ Ohtani tops players for Thursday, Sept. 29, regaining season player rankings lead
Angels 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’ Woodruff tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 28; Urias, Gallen, Judge also earn points
Brewers 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 MoreMarlins’ Alcantara tops players for Saturday, Sept. 24, rising to 3rd in player rankings
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings and extending his lead among National League pitchers.
Also Saturday, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Verlander leads player rankings, Alcantra leads NL pitchers, Judge leads AL batters
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the eighth straight week.
Meanwhile, Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins rises to regain the lead among National League pitchers and Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters after previous leader, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, no longer qualified to rank among batters.
Read MoreOrioles’ Bradish tops players for Thursday, Sept. 22; Urias, Woodruff rise in top 10 list
Orioles 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 MorePadres’ Darvish tops players for Sunday, Sept. 18; Marlins’ Alcantara rises to 4th
Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara regains the Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers, rising to fourth place overall, after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Verlander leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 7th week; Rodon rises to lead NL pitchers
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the seventh straight week.
Meanwhile, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers player rankings and the other category leaders remain unchanged: Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads American League batters and Pete Alonso of the Mets leads NL batters.
Read MoreAstros’ Javier tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 14; Giants’ Rodon now leads NL pitchers
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points for 2022, passing Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins. Rodon rises to fourth place in overall Box-Toppers rankings after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
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