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The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2025 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees lead American League teams, the Toronto Blue Jays made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points and the Atlanta Braves had the biggest decline.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2025 but with player injuries factored in, the New York Mets hold the overall edge.
The current 2025 roster of last year’s World Series champion Dodgers accumulated 118.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, most of any team. However, with several players injured and expected to miss time in 2025, their injury-adjusted Box-Toppers point total drops to 106.7, fifth among all teams.
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Source: MLB.com
Both National League Division Series begin Saturday.
The San Diego Padres face the Los Angeles Dodgers in one best-of-five game series and the New York Mets face the Philadelphia Phillies in the other. The top two NL seeds, the Dodgers (first) and the Phillies (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2024 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles have the most players in the top 100 among American League teams.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Skubal struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Phillies.
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Mariners pitcher Ariel Miranda is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.7 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 6 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 |
| 8 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 10 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 7.0 |
Miranda pitched a complete-game, four-hitter in the 7-1 win over the Rays. Miranda allowed one run and one walk.
National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Jeff Hoffman struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Padres.
National League Batter of the Day—Ender Inciarte of the Braves homered and went 5-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-8 win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—Andrew Benintendi of the Red Sox hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Orioles.
This was Benintendi’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Benintendi made his Major League debut Aug. 2, 2016, and was playing in his 87th career game. He is the 3,815th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Rankings—Miguel Sano of the Twins rises to lead all batters in season Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Sano (HR 2-4 R 2BI in the 3-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.5 for the season. He rises to 11th in season player rankings, first among all batters, passing previous leader Aaron Judge of the Yankees. Though Judge also has 6.5 points on the season, Sano ranks higher because he has more 2016 points—3.0 vs. 0.0.
Notable—Odubel Herrera of the Phillies has earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Sunday. Herrera (HR 2-2B 3-4 2R 3BI in the 9-7 win over the Giants) also was Player of the Game Saturday in the 5-3 win over the Giants. Herrera has 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, both earned over the weekend.
Scoring—Miranda earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hoffman earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Inciarte and Benintendi each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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.
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| 6/4 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | SEA 7, TB 1 | Ariel Miranda (W,6-2) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| NL | 11.0 | COL 3, SD 1 | Jeff Hoffman (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 8.0 | MIL 3, LAD 0 | Zach Davies (W,6-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | ATL 13, CIN 8 | Ender Inciarte, CF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | HOU 7, TEX 2 | Brad Peacock (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 6.0 | `DET 7, CHW 4 | Warwick Saupold | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | BOS 7, BAL 3 | Andrew Benintendi, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | PIT 11, NYM 1 | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | PHI 9, SF 7 | Odubel Herrera, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | TOR 3, NYY 2 | Roberto Osuna (S,13) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | WSH 11, OAK 10 | Ryan Zimmerman, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CHC 7, STL 6 | Ian Happ, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CLE 8, KC 0 | Jason Kipnis, 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIA 6, ARI 5 | AJ Ramos (S,8) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | MIN 3, LAA 2 | Miguel Sano, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 6.5 | 9.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.5 |
| Miranda, Ariel 3738 | pi sp | sea al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| Inciarte, Ender 3360 | cf | atl nl | 4.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 |
| Peacock, Brad 2968 | pi sp | hou al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 3.7 |
| Zimmerman, Ryan 2180 | 1b dh | dc nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 24.7 | 59.8 | 2.0 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi sp | col nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Kipnis, Jason 2933 | 2b | cle al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 2.5 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 2.0 | 9.0 | 40.5 | 55.9 | -5.0 |
| Herrera, Odubel 3449 | cf | phi nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -1.5 |
| Ramos, A.J. 3210 | pi cp | fla nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| Happ, Ian 3798 | cf lf | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Benintendi, Andrew 3815 | lf | bos al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Davies, Zach 3581 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -5.0 |
| Osuna, Roberto 3512 | pi cp | tor al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -2.0 |
| Saupold, Warwick 3636 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.7 |
| 2 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 7.7 |
| 4 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 6 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 7 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 8 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 6.0 |
| 9 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 6.0 |
| 10 | Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 5.5 |
Greinke also rises to 13th place in career points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began.
Also Monday, Miguel Sano of the Twins rises to 10th place in season player rankings, first among American League batters, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Greinke struck out 12 over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.
Greinke earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, rising to fourth in season player rankings, second among National League pitchers, behind overall leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (8.7 Box-Toppers points).
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 278.8 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 4 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 192.4 |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 188.0 |
| 6 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | released | 187.0 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 182.3 |
| 8 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 9 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 169.7 |
| 10 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 11 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 12 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 13 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 162.8 |
| 14 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 15 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 16 | Mike Mussina | pi sp | retired | 155.6 |
| 17 | Barry Bonds | lf | retired | 153.2 |
| 18 | Greg Maddux | pi sp | retired | 151.7 |
| 19 | Bartolo Colon | pi sp | atl nl | 151.2 |
| 20 | Chipper Jones | 3b | retired | 149.0 |
Greinke also now has 162.8 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 13th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes John Smoltz (160.9) on the “all-time” list and now trails 12th-ranked player Roger Clemens (164.8). It should be noted that both Smoltz and Clemens began their careers before Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995 and so their career totals would likely be higher. Rough Box-Toppers projected estimates put Smoltz’s actual career total at 255 and Clemens’s at 320. (A look at projected Box-Toppers points totals for pitchers who began their careers before 1995.)
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Brad Peacock struck out eight over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, in the 1-0 win over the Tigers. Peacock did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the requisite five innings to earn the win. But he did pitch at least three innings to automatically qualify to be considered as Player of the Game.
American League Batter of the Day—Miguel Sano of the Twins homered and went 4-for-6, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 14-7 win over the Orioles.
Sano earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season. He rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers seasonplayer rankings and first among AL batters, passing previous leader Aaron Judge of the Yankees (5.0 Box-Toppers points).
National League Batter of the Day—Joe Panik of the Giants homered and doubled twice in the 6-4 win over the Cubs. Panik went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs.
Debut—Rockies pitcher Jeff Hoffman made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Hoffman (7IP 3H R 0BB 7K W in the 8-1 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Aug. 20, 2016, and was playing in his 11th career game. He is the 3,806th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Greinke earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Peacock earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Sano and Panik each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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.
Box-Toppers strives for accuracy. See a mistake in a post? A wrong name, wrong team, grammar error, spelling goof, etc.? Thanks for pointing it out! Contact Box-Toppers here. Let's fix it and make it right.
| 5/22 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.2 | ARI 5, CHW 1 | Zack Greinke (W,6-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| AL | 9.1 | `HOU 1, DET 0 | Brad Peacock | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9.0 | COL 8, PHI 1 | Jeff Hoffman (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 7.0 | CIN 5, CLE 1 | Scott Feldman (W,3-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | MIN 14, BAL 7 | Miguel Sano, 3B | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | SF 6, CHC 4 | Joe Panik, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.1 | LAA 3, TB 2 | Bud Norris (S,9) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | ATL 5, PIT 2 | Ender Inciarte, CF | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | NYY 4, KC 2 | Didi Gregorius, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 | 16.4 | 85.7 | 162.8 | -3.0 |
| Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 5.5 | 8.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.5 |
| Feldman, Scott 2632 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 28.7 | 4.0 |
| Norris, Bud 2638 | pi cp | ana al | 3.0 | 8.7 | 33.4 | 49.1 | -2.7 |
| Inciarte, Ender 3360 | cf | atl nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Peacock, Brad 2968 | pi sp | hou al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 2.7 |
| Panik, Joe 3401 | 2b | sf nl | 1.5 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -4.0 |
| Gregorius, Didi 3184 | ss | nyy al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -1.0 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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.