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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.

Pirates’ Heaney tops players for Sunday, April 6; Red Sox’ Bregman rises to 5th place

Shawn Plank April 7, 2025

Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, two Red Sox batters rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors in a doubleheader. Alex Bregman rises to fifth place (earning American League Player of the Day honors) and Wilyer Abreu rises to sixth.

Cubs’ Boyd tops players for Saturday, April 5; Orioles’ O'Neill rises to 2nd place

Shawn Plank April 6, 2025

Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Tyler O'Neill of the Orioles rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after becoming the first player to earn Player of the Game honors three times in 2025.

Braves’ Schwellenbach tops players for Friday, April 4; Luzardo, Imanaga rise in top 10

Shawn Plank April 5, 2025

Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rose to third place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rose to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after both earned their second Player of the Game honor of 2025.

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.