The Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Tuesday with four best-of-three series.
Here is a Box-Toppers look at the eight teams competing in the four Wild Card round series.
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Rangers’ deGrom rises to lead player rankings, promptly going on injured list
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to lead this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report.
deGrom also rises to lead American League pitchers. Meanwhile, Red Sox teammates Jarren Duran and Masataka Yoshida both rise to tie for the lead among AL batters, Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks maintains his lead among National League pitchers and Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates maintains his lead among NL batters.
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Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 5th week; Dodgers rise to lead NL teams
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fifth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead National League teams.
Read MoreDodgers’ Urias tops players for Tuesday, May 2; Mariners’ Miller tops AL players
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Urias struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 13-1 win over the Phillies.
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Diamondbacks’ Gallen rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to lead this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report.
Gallen leads National League pitchers for the second straight week. Meanwhile, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees rises to lead American League pitchers, Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates maintains his lead among NL batters and Wander Franco of the Rays maintains his lead among AL batters.
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Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 4th week; Pirates rise to lead NL teams
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Pirates rise to lead National League teams and the Toronto Blue Jays are the week’s hottest team.
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Rays’ Drew Rasmussen rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings
Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen rises to lead this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report.
Rasmussen also leads American League pitchers. Meanwhile, Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks leads National League pitchers, Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates leads NL batters and Wander Franco of the Rays leads AL batters.
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Rays maintain Box-Toppers team rankings lead for 3rd week, Brewers top NL teams
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers continue to lead National League teams and the Texas Rangers and New York Mets are the week’s hottest teams.
Read MorePirates’ Contreras tops players for Thursday, April 20; Yankees’ Rizzo tops AL players
Pirates pitcher Roansy Contreras is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Contreras struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 4-3 win over the Reds.
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Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman leads Box-Toppers 1st player rankings report
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.
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Tampa Bay Rays lead Box-Toppers’ 1st team rankings report of 2023
The Tampa Bay Rays lead Box-Toppers first weekly team rankings report of the 2023 season.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers lead National League teams.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Gausman tops players for Wednesday, April 12, rising to 1st in player rankings
Blue 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 MoreRangers’ deGrom tops players for Wednesday, April 5; Marlins’ Luzardo rises to 1st
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo rises to first place in early Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRays’ Franco tops players in Monday, Feb. 27’s spring training games
Wander Franco of the Rays is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Monday’s spring training games.
Franco homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-2 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreAstros’ Javier tops players for Wednesday, May 25; Nationals’ Fedde tops NL players
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Javier struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Guardians.
Read MorePhillies’ Nola, Twins’ Gray top players in spring training games for Sunday, April 3
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Nola struck out nine over 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 8-7 win over the Tigers. Nola did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Tigers tied the game after he exited.
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Randy Arozarena of the Rays and Jonathan India of the Reds were voted Rookies of the Year. They beat Box-Toppers top-ranked rookies, Bobby Dalbec of the Red Sox in the American League and Trevor Rogers of the Marlins in the National League.
Box-Toppers’ top-ranked rookies Dalbec, Rogers, lose Rookie of the Year honors to Arozarena, India
Randy Arozarena of the Rays and Jonathan India of the Reds were voted 2021 Rookies of the Year by baseball writers.
Neither were among Box-Toppers’ top-ranked rookies in 2021. Arozarena was Box-Toppers’ eighth-ranked American League rookie and India was Box-Toppers’ second-ranked National League rookie.
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