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Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, Iván Herrera of the Cardinals, Pete Alonso of the Mets and Dylan Moore of the Mariners.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching the season’s first complete game.
Also Tuesday, three players earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time this season—Eugenio Suárez of the Diamondbacks, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara and Kyren Paris of the Angels. Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Padres pitcher Michael King, Harrison Bader of the Twins and Kyle Tucker of the Cubs.
Read MoreReds pitcher Brady Singer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Tyler O’Neill of the Orioles became the first to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time in 2025. Other Player of the Game winners Monday include White Sox pitcher Martín Pérez, Carson Kelly of the Cubs and Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays.
Read MoreAaron Judge of the Yankees is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga and Matt McLain of the Reds.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Mookie Betts of the Dodgers and Jonah Heim of the Rangers.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Grant Holmes is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Francisco Lindor of the Mets rises to second place among National League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lopez struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Royals. Lopez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cole struck out five over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 10-1 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Mariners pitcher George Kirby rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings and securing 2024 American League Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors.
Skubal struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Rays.
Read MoreNationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Mets pitcher Sean Manaea rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreReds pitcher Nick Martinez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day and third time in the past week, rising to fifth place among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers records the second-highest Box-Toppers game score for a batter in the 30 years of Box-Toppers player tracking. He did it on the day he became the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal increases his lead among American League pitchers in Box-Toppers season player rankings, rising to fourth place overall, after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes rises to eighth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Andre Pallante 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: Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to second place and Mets pitcher Sean Manaea rises to eighth place.
Read MoreMariners pitcher George Kirby is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees increases his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, National League Most Valuable Player favorite Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors, but only ranks 14th among NL batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Willy Adames of the Brewers rises to lead National League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Brant Hurter is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Dylan Cease rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Frankie Montas is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also two of Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners are in the season player rankings top 10 list: Astros pitcher Framber Valdez ranks seventh and Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes rises to eight place.
Read MoreBox-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.