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Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s National League Championship Series Game 3.
Buehler struck out six over four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks in the 8-0 win over the Mets. The Los Angeles Dodgers take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven game series over the New York Mets.
Read MoreThe World Series champion Texas Rangers, leaders among all teams in Box-Toppers points in 2023, also led all teams in points earned by pitchers. The Los Angeles Dodgers, meanwhile, which finished third overall among all teams, had the most points won by batters in 2023.
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Both National League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Philadelphia Phillies face the Atlanta Braves in one best-of-five game series and the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the other. The top two NL seeds, the Braves (first) and the Dodgers (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Kyle Harrison is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves rises to first place among National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt is the most deserving player not selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.
Bassitt has 11.4 Box-Toppers points in 2023, fourth among all players and third among American League pitchers.
Read MoreWith voting wrapping up this week for the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, here’s a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues, through the games of Sunday, June 25.
The first phase of fan All-Star voting is now closed and the second phase, with finalist voting only, continues through Thursday. Here is more information about how that works. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 11, in Seattle.
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Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second straight week.
Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. Also this week, Luis Arraez of the Marlins rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers rankings. Plus, Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks maintains his lead among NL pitchers.
Read MoreMariners Pitcher Bryan Woo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to third place and Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors. Gallen extends his 2023 Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers.
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Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings this week.
Ohtani also rises to lead American League pitchers and maintains his lead among AL batters. In addition, both National League leaders remained unchanged from last week—Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks leads NL pitchers and Max Muncy of the Dodgers leads NL batters.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Hendricks allowed one hit over eight scoreless innings, striking out three and walking one, in the 4-0 win over the Giants.
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Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman maintains the lead in Box-Toppers player rankings report for the second week.
All other category leaders also remain unchanged from last week: Gausman leads American League pitchers, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads AL batters, Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks leads National League pitchers and Max Muncy of the Dodgers leads NL batters.
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Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman regains the lead in this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report.
Gausman rises from fifth place last week to take the top spot and also is the new leader among American League pitchers.
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The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the ninth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Max Muncy of the Dodgers rises to first place among National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Kevin Gausman of the Blue Jays leads leads Box-Toppers first weekly season player rankings report of the 2023 season.
Gausman also leads American League pitchers. Meanwhile, Jesus Luzardo of the Marlins leads National League pitchers, Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates leads NL batters and Wander Franco of the Rays leads AL batters.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, three other Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners rise into Box-Toppers’ season player rankings top 10 list—Twins pitcher Sonny Gray rises to seventh place, Max Muncy of the Dodgers rises to ninth place and Wander Franco of the Rays rises to 10th place.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Mets pitcher Max Scherzer extended his streak of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points to 15, tied for the fifth-longest active streak. Plus, Yordan Alvarez of the Astros rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Batter of the Day honors.
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The New York Mets are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2023 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the World Series champion Houston Astros saw the biggest decline.
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The New York Yankees and New York Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason rankings after landing the winter’s two biggest free agents.
The Yankees rank first after Carlos Rodon Thursday agreed to a free agent deal. Rodon earned 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth overall and third among National League pitchers. He ranked second among all free agents going into the 2023 season.
Read MoreBoth National League Division Series begin Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers face the San Diego Padres in one best-of-five game series and the Atlanta Braves face the Philadelphia Phillies in the other. The top two NL seeds, the Dodgers (first) and the Braves (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played over the weekend.
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.