The Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Tuesday with four best-of-three series.
Here is a Box-Toppers look at the eight teams competing in the four Wild Card round series.
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Dodgers’ Urias tops players for Sunday, Aug. 13; Brewers’ Peralta rises to 10th
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Ohtani leads player rankings for 5th week; Gorman rises to lead NL batters
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fifth straight week.
Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. Also this week, Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers points and Spencer Strider of the Braves maintains his lead among NL pitchers for the second week.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Thursday, July 20; Strider extends NL pitching lead
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, extending his lead among National League pitchers, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Friday, July 14, rising to 9th in player rankings
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth in season player rankings.
Burnes struck out 13 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Reds.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Wednesday, June 7; Blue Jays’ Bassitt rises to 3rd
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Bassitt tops players for Friday, May 12; Brewers’ Burnes tops NL players
Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bassitt pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out eight and walking two, in the 3-0 win over the Braves.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Tuesday, April 11; Rangers’ deGrom rises to 6th
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players in Monday, March 13’s spring training games
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Burnes struck out five over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Reds.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ big dippers—players whose 2022 point total declined most from 2021: Max Scherzer leads list
Mets pitcher Max Scherzer had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2021 to 2022.
Scherzer led all players in 2021 with 25.1 Box-Toppers points when he was with the Nationals and Dodgers. Scherzer earned 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022. While that was still 24th among National League pitchers, it was a 15.1-point decline from 2021, the biggest among all players.
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Yankees, Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason team rankings, landing biggest free agents
The New York Yankees and New York Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason rankings after landing the winter’s two biggest free agents.
The Yankees rank first after Carlos Rodon Thursday agreed to a free agent deal. Rodon earned 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth overall and third among National League pitchers. He ranked second among all free agents going into the 2023 season.
Read MoreJustin Verlander sets Box-Toppers record for biggest one-season improvement
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 MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Friday, Sept. 30; Orioles’ Lyles tops AL players
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Burnes struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Thursday, Sept. 8; White Sox’ Cease maintains 3rd place
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease becomes the third player this season to reach 20 Box-Toppers points after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Cease maintains his third place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Read MoreMets’ deGrom tops players for Saturday, Aug. 13; Astros’ McCullers tops AL players
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
deGrom struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Phillies.
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Yankees, Brewers, Dodgers have most players among Box-Toppers’ top 100 players
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’ Clase tops players in American League win in 2022 All-Star Game
Emmanuel 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 MoreGuardians’ McKenzie tops players for Thursday, July 14; Brewers’ Burnes rises to 10th
Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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New York Yankees lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 4th straight week
The New York Yankees lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers rise to regain the lead among National League teams and the Seattle Mariners are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams as initial voting period wraps up this week
With voting now underway for the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, here’s an updated look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues, through the games of Sunday, June 26.
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