Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kremer struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 11-1 win over the Reds.
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Phillies’ Ranger Suárez rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report
Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez rises to lead this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report.
Suarez also rises to lead National League pitchers, joining two other new category leaders this week—Tanner Houck of the Red Sox rises to lead American League pitchers and Francisco Lindor of the Mets rises to lead NL batters. Juan Soto of the Yankees remains this week’s leader among AL batters.
Read MoreRangers’ Eovaldi tops players for Thursday, May 2, rising to 10th in player rankings
Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Francisco Lindor of the Mets rises to first place among National League batters after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreOrioles’ Kremer tops players for Wednesday, April 24; Yankees’ Soto rises to lead AL batters
Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Juan Soto of the Yankees rises to first place in 2024 Box-Toppers rankings among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreHow 2023 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Six of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2023 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2023 Box-Toppers point totals.
The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers, analyzing traditional box scores, tracks which player most helps his team win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
Read MoreFour Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2023 All-MLB First Team
Only four Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2023’s 16-member “All-MLB” team announced this month. Three other Box-Toppers leaders were chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.
The All-MLB team players are not selected based on their affiliation with American League or National League. Rather, all players are chosen regardless of league as “First Team” or “Second Team” players.
Read MoreCardinals’ Contreras tops players for Thursday, May 18; Guardians’ Sandlin top AL players
Willson Contreras of the Cardinals is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Contreras hit two three-run home runs, going 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 16-8 win over the Dodgers.
Read MoreRays’ Paredes tops players for Tuesday, May 16; Reds’ Williamson tops NL players
Isaac Paredes of the Rays is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Paredes hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 8-5 win over the Mets. Paredes went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Read MoreMets’ Lindor tops players for Friday, April 14; Braves’ Acuna rises to 6th place
Francisco Lindor of the Mets is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Mets lead 2023 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Yankees top AL teams
The New York Mets are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2023 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the World Series champion Houston Astros saw the biggest decline.
Read MoreSeven Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2022 All-MLB First Team
Seven Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2022’s 16-member “All-MLB” team announced Tuesday.
One other Box-Toppers leader was chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.
Read MoreHow 2022 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Seven of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards Thursday were also among the leaders at their positions in 2022 Box-Toppers point totals.
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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 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.
Read MoreGuardians’ McKenzie tops players in Saturday’s Wild Card playoff games
Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie tops players in Saturday’s four Wild Card playoff games:
Other Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s Wild Card series games: Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Cal Raleigh of the Mariners and Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom.
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Source: MLB.com.
A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series that begin Friday, Oct. 7
The new Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Friday with four best-of-three series. Here is a Box-Toppers look at the eight teams competing in the four Wild Card round series.
Read MoreAthletics’ Sears tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 20; Braves’ Morton tops NL players
Angels’ Toussaint tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 10; Mets’ Lindor tops NL players
Angels pitcher Touki Toussaint is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Toussaint struck out six over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 5-4, 12-inning win over the Athletics. Toussaint did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MoreDodgers’ Urias tops players for Friday, June 24; Astros’ Verlander rises to 3rd
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Box-Toppers picks Dodgers over White Sox in 2022 World Series
Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2022 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Chicago White Sox.
Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—111—and will be the only team with more than 100 wins this season.
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