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Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo extends his lead among American League pitchers in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. He also maintains second place in overall Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Pablo López is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Joe Ryan is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Riley Greene of the Tigers rises to first place among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors. In addition, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to 10th place among pitchers on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report, passing Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta, who led for the last four weeks.
Wheeler also rises to lead National League pitchers. In addition, Bryan Woo of the Mariners rises to lead American League pitchers, while Pete Alonso of the Mets continues to lead NL batters and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox continues to lead AL batters.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings and first among American League pitchers.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Javier Báez of the Tigers, Padres pitcher Dylan Cease and Drake Baldwin of the Braves.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Ronel Blanco is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Pablo López is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors:
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to third place.
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to seventh place.
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to second place, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place and Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after both earn Player of the Game honors—Carson Kelly of the Cubs rises to sixth place and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place.
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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report.
Pivetta also rises to lead National League pitchers. Meanwhile, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert continues to lead American League pitchers, Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead AL batters and Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to lead NL batters.
Read MorePadres 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.
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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.
Read MorePirates 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.
Read MoreBraves 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.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Nestor Cortes is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, Iván Herrera of the Cardinals, Pete Alonso of the Mets and Dylan Moore of the Mariners.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Thursday’s Opening Day Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other notable Player of the Game winners Thursday include two 2024 Box-Toppers points leaders—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who led all players (21.4 points) and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who led all National League batters (11.0).
Read MoreWelcome to Opening Day of the 2025 Major League Baseball season.
This marks the start of Box-Toppers’ 31st season tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score statistics. Here is an introduction to Box-Toppers.
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Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2025 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Baltimore Orioles.
Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—108—and that National League teams will be among the most dominant. Eight of the 15 NL teams are projected to have as many or more wins as the best American League teams (89).
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Kenny Piper of the Rays, Robert Moore of the Phillies, Blue Jays pitchers Max Scherzer, Willson Contreras of the Cardinals and Michael Toglia of the Rockies.
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.
