Padres’ Wacha tops players for Saturday April 8; Rays’ Springs rises to 1st place

Padres pitcher Michael Wacha is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Jeffrey Springs rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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Twins’ Gray tops players for Friday, April 7; Pirates’ Reynolds rises to 1st place

Twins pitcher Sonny Gray is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.

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Rangers’ deGrom tops players for Wednesday, April 5; Marlins’ Luzardo rises to 1st

Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo rises to first place in early Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.

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Marlins’ Alcantara tops players for Tuesday, April 4; Mariners’ Castillo rises to 1st place

Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo rises to first place in season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Yandy Diaz of the Rays also rises to second place in season player rankings after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.

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White Sox’ Cease, Cubs’ Stroman top players in Opening Day games of Thursday, March 30

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Thursday’s Opening Day Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Tuesday, Oct. 4, retaking player rankings lead

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, retaking the season Box-Toppers points lead on the next-to-last day of the season.

Verlander struck out 10 over five hitless and scoreless innings, allowing one walk, in the 10-0 win over the Phillies. Verlander was pitching a no-hitter through five innings, but was pulled after 77 pitches, saving himself for the postseason. The no-hitter continued until the ninth inning, when Astros reliever Will Smith gave up three hits.

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Angels’ 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.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Thursday, Aug. 4, rising to lead player rankings

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.

Verlander struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Guardians.

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Angels’ Ohtani tops players for Wednesday, June 22, rising to retake player rankings lead

Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to retake the lead in season player rankings.

Ohtani struck out 13 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Royals.

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Angels’ Ohtani tops players for Thursday, June 16; Padres’ Musgrove rises to lead player rankings

Angels 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’ McClanahan tops players for Thursday, June 9, rising to 1st in player rankings

Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first in season player rankings.

Also Thursday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to third place and Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to 10th place.

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Yankees’ Severino tops players for Saturday, June 4; Mets’ Alonso rises to player rankings lead

Yankees pitcher Luis Severino is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day honors.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Friday, June 3; Padres’ Musgrove rises to lead player rankings

Yankees 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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Marlins’ Alcantara tops players for Thursday, June 2; Yankees’ Cortes rises to lead player rankings

Marlins 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.

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Angels’ Ohtani tops players for Thursday, May 5, regaining season player rankings lead

Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Ohtani struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Red Sox.

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Rays’ Kluber tops players for Friday, April 29; Mets’ Megill rises to lead player rankings

Rays pitcher Corey Kluber is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Mets pitcher Tylor Megill rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Two other players also rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 Friday—Jose Ramirez of the Guardians rises to fifth place and Yordan Alvarez of the Astros rises to sixth. Plus, C.J. Cron of the Rockies rises to first place among National League batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points Friday.

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Angels’ Ohtani tops players for Wednesday, April 20, rising to 1st in player rankings

Angels 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).

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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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