Reds’ Singer, Astros’ Brown top players in spring training games of Tuesday, March 11

Reds pitcher Brady Singer is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.

Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Astros pitcher Hunter Brown, Griffin Conine of the Marlins, Wyatt Langford of the Rangers, Gavin Sheets of the Padres and Oneil Cruz of the Pirates.

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Blue Jays’ Scherzer, Cubs’ Crow-Armstrong top players in spring games of Saturday, March 8

Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.

Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs, Ty France of the Twins, Matt Chapman of the Giants and Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom. Also, seven players earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second time Saturday during the 2025 spring training season.

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Braves’ Sale tops players Monday, Aug. 12, rising to 6th; Kershaw extends record streak

Braves pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.

Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extended his streak of earning Box-Toppers points to 17 straight seasons—tied for the longest active streak—after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024.

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Athletics’ Irvin tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 24; Rays’ McClanahan rises to 7th

Athletics pitcher Cole Irvin is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Box-Toppers’ picks for postseason awards include Max Scherzer, Gerrit Cole, Jose Ramirez

Box-Toppers has cast votes for postseason honors for Gerrit Cole, Jose Ramirez and for Max Scherzer—twice.

I have cast my vote in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) for Dodgers pitcher Scherzer to be both National League Cy Young Award winner and NL Most Valuable Player.

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Astros’ Altuve, Braves’ Minter, Dodgers’ Betts top players in Tuesday’s divisional playoff games

In three league division series playoff games Tuesday, these are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners: Jose Altuve of the Astros, Braves pitcher A.J. Minter and Mookie Betts of the Dodgers. The Astros and Braves advance to their league championship series. The Dodgers force Game 5 of their NLDS vs. the Giants on Thursday.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 1, extending player rankings lead

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.

Also Wednesday, Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer extended his lead among National League pitchers in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Player of the Day honors. Plus, Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to first place among NL batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.

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Rockies’ Marquez tops players for Tuesday, June 29, rises to 8th in player rankings; Brewers’ Woodruff rises to 3rd

Rockies pitcher German Marquez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox rises to lead American League batters in season player rankings. Both were among Tuesday’s 14 Player of the Game winners.

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