Cardinals pitcher Michael McGreevy is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Tigers pitcher Reese Olson, Geraldo Perdomo of the Diamondbacks and Josh Smith of the Rangers.
Read MoreAstros’ Meyers tops players for Saturday, May 3; Phillies’ Nola tops NL players
Jake Meyers of the Astros is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Kyle Stowers of the Marlins, Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers and Royals pitcher Kris Bubic.
Read MoreMariners’ Woo tops players for Friday, May 2; Yamamoto, Woo, Fried rise in top 10 list
Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors: Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to second place and Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place.
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Padres’ Pivetta leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 3rd straight week
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown is this week’s new leader among American League pitchers. Batting leaders in both leagues are the same as last week—Pete Alonso of the Mets leads National League batters while Alex Bregman of the Red Sox leads AL batters.
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Dodgers pass Padres to lead Box-Toppers team rankings; Mariners pass Yankees in AL
The Los Angeles Dodgers, the week’s hottest team, rise to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing last week’s leader, the San Diego Padres, who fall to third place.
Meanwhile, the Seattle Mariners rise to lead American League teams, passing the New York Yankees, who fall to second among AL teams.
Read MoreD-backs’ Gallen tops players for Thursday, May 1; White Sox’ Burke tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include White Sox pitcher Sean Burke, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs and Dillon Dingler of the Tigers.
Read MoreCardinals’ Mikolas tops players for Wednesday, April 30; Guardians’ Ortiz tops AL players
Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Guardians pitcher Luis L. Ortiz, Padres pitcher Michael King, Mookie Betts of the Dodgers and Leo Rivas of the Mariners.
Read MoreRangers’ deGrom tops players for Tuesday, April 29; Alonso, Wheeler, Rodón rise in top 10
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to second place, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place and Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place.
Read MoreMets’ Nimmo tops players for Monday, April 28, with best game score by batter in 2025
Brandon Nimmo of the Mets is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, recording the highest Box-Toppers game score for a batter winning Player of the Game honors this season.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, Ryan Jeffers of the Twins and Gavin Lux of the Reds.
Read MoreTwins’ Ryan tops players for Sunday, April 27; Astros’ Brown rises to 2nd place
Twins pitcher Joe Ryan is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners include Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Kristian Campbell of the Red Sox and Josh Naylor of the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreMariners’ Castillo tops players for Saturday, April 26; Giants’ Ray tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Luis M. Castillo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Giants pitcher Robbie Ray, Enrique Hernández of the Dodgers, Michael A. Taylor of the White Sox and Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo.
Read MoreRoyals’ Lugo tops players for Friday, April 25; Rays’ Baz rises to 10th in player rankings
Royals pitcher Seth Lugo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Rays pitcher Shane Baz rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Byron Buxton of the Twins and Eli White of the Braves.
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Padres’ Pivetta leads player rankings; Red Sox’ Crochet rises to lead AL pitchers
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report.
Pivetta also led player rankings last week but briefly lost that lead Saturday, when Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet took the top spot before Pivetta regained it Tuesday.
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Padres lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 2nd week; Yankees maintain AL team lead
The San Diego Padres remain atop Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees continue to lead American League teams, while the Washington Nationals are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Smith tops players for Thursday, April 24; Royals’ Perez wins twice in twin bill
White Sox pitcher Shane Smith is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Salvador Perez of the Royals wins Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in both games of a doubleheader, becoming the 14th player since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995 to achieve that feat.
Read MoreBox-Toppers tracking began 30 years ago—April 25, 1995
On April 25, 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Florida Marlins, 8-7, to open the 1995 regular season.
That game 30 years ago today marked the beginning of Box-Toppers. Now in its 31st season, Box-Toppers has analyzed box scores from more than 70,000 regular season games and determining a top player in each game.
Read MorePirates’ Heaney tops players for Wednesday, April 23, rising to 3rd in player rankings
Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs wins National League Batter of the Day honors for the second straight day. Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Tigers pitcher Reese Olson and J.P. Crawford of the Mariners.
Read MoreNationals’ Parker tops players for Tuesday, April 22; Padres’ Pivetta regains lead
Nationals pitcher Mitchell Parker is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMarlins’ Meyer tops players for Monday, April 21; Brown, Meyer rise into top 10 rankings
Marlins pitcher Max Meyer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Henderson top players for Sunday, April 20; Yankees’ Fried rises to 9th place
Brewers pitcher Logan Henderson is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in his Major League debut.
Also Sunday, Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
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