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Blue Jays’ Bassitt tops players for Wednesday, April 16; Padres’ Pivetta rises to 1st place

Shawn Plank April 17, 2025

Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Rangers’ Mahle tops players for Tuesday, April 15; Mahle, Bregman, Imanaga rise in top 10

Shawn Plank April 16, 2025

Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Alex Bregman of the Red Sox rises to sixth place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to ninth place.

Red Sox’ Crochet tops players for Sunday, April 13; Mariners’ Gilbert regains 1st place

Shawn Plank April 14, 2025

Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.

Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert regained the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Padres’ Pivetta tops players for Friday, April 11; Mets’ Alonso rises to lead player rankings

Shawn Plank April 12, 2025

Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day honors. In addition, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to fifth place after winning Player of the Game.

Mariners’ Gilbert leads Box-Toppers season player rankings, Judge ranks 2nd

Shawn Plank April 11, 2025

Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert leads Box-Toppers first weekly player rankings report of the 2025 season.

Gilbert also leads American League pitchers. Meanwhile, Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads AL batters, Jackson Chourio leads National League batters and Zack Wheeler of the Phillies leads NL pitchers.

Yankees’ Fried tops players for Wednesday, April 9; Chourio, Mahle rise in top 10

Shawn Plank April 10, 2025

Yankees pitcher Max Fried is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Jackson Chourio of the Brewers rises to third place and Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle rises to ninth.

Reds’ Greene tops players for Monday, April 7; Mariners’ Gilbert rises to 1st place

Shawn Plank April 8, 2025

Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-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.