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Angels pitcher Reid Detmers is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Nationals pitcher Foster Griffin, Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks, Guardians pitcher Parker Messick and Nick Allen of the Astros.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Max Meyer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Gavin Williams is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, taking the lead among American League pitchers in Box-Toppers rankings.
Also Friday, Munetaka Murakami of the White Sox rises to lead AL batters in Box-Toppers rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is this week’s new Box-Toppers player rankings leader, passing teammate Paul Skenes, who led the past two weeks.
Also, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers rises to lead National League batters, while José Soriano of the Angels continues to lead American League pitchers and Jeremiah Jackson of the Orioles maintains his lead among AL batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week in a row.
| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodgers | 41.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Yankees | 38.9 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Braves | 38.4 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Padres | 36.3 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 5 | Rays | 35.7 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 6 | Brewers | 35.0 | 6.0 | 8 |
| 7 | Guardians | 34.9 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 8 | Pirates | 33.4 | 2.7 | 5 |
| 9 | Phillies | 33.2 | 6.5 | 13 |
| 10 | Athletics | 31.7 | 5.5 | 16 |
| 11 | Cubs | 31.5 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 12 | Diamondbacks | 31.2 | 7.2 | 22 |
| 13 | Reds | 31.2 | 4.0 | 10 |
| 14 | White Sox | 30.4 | 4.2 | 15 |
| 15 | Cardinals | 30.2 | 3.0 | 11 |
| 16 | Mariners | 29.9 | 3.2 | 12 |
| 17 | Rangers | 29.6 | 4.4 | 17 |
| 18 | Nationals | 29.4 | 5.0 | 18 |
| 19 | Twins | 29.3 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 20 | Blue Jays | 28.1 | 4.7 | 23 |
| 21 | Marlins | 26.2 | 2.0 | 19 |
| 22 | Red Sox | 25.9 | 4.0 | 24 |
| 23 | Orioles | 25.1 | 1.0 | 20 |
| 23 | Royals | 25.1 | 1.0 | 21 |
| 25 | Mets | 23.5 | 5.5 | 30 |
| 26 | Astros | 23.3 | 3.0 | 27 |
| 27 | Giants | 23.3 | 2.0 | 25 |
| 28 | Rockies | 21.7 | 2.0 | 28 |
| 29 | Tigers | 21.5 | 1.0 | 26 |
| 30 | Angels | 20.5 | 1.0 | 29 |
The New York Yankees remain the top American League team, while the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
The Dodgers remain in first place overall with 41.0 Box-Toppers points, gaining 6.0 in the past week. They lead National League teams for the seventh straight week, ahead of the Atlanta Braves (38.4 points, third overall).
The Dodgers have baseball’s third-best winning percentage (.591), behind the Tampa Bay Rays (.688) and the Braves (.686). (The Rays are fifth in Box-Toppers team rankings with 35.7 points.)
Shohei Ohtani leads all Dodgers with 7.7 Box-Toppers points, earning 2.0 as a batter and 5.7 as a pitcher. He ranks sixth overall, first among NL batters and fourth among NL pitchers. Other key Dodgers players include pitcher Tyler Glasnow (5.7 points, 11th among NL pitchers) and Max Muncy (3.7 points, seventh among NL batters). Sixteen different Dodgers players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2026.
The Yankees lead AL teams for the sixth straight week with 38.9 Box-Toppers points, gaining 4.0 in the past week and maintaining second place overall. They lead AL teams ahead of the Rays (fifth overall with 35.7 points). While the Yankees lead in Box-Toppers points, the Rays hold the AL's best winning percentage (.688 to .588).
The Yankees are led by pitcher Cam Schlittler (7.7 points, fifth overall, second among AL pitchers). Yankees’ top batter is Trent Grisham (2.5 points, 15th among AL batters). Seventeen different Yankees players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2026.
The Diamondbacks gained 7.2 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team, giving them 31.2 for the season, rising from 22nd to 12th place overall. That 10-spot jump is biggest among all teams this week. The Diamondbacks won six of their seven games this week.
The Cubs fell five spots in team rankings and gained only 1.0 point in the past week, winning just one of their six games. The Cubs fell from sixth to 11th place overall with 31.5 points.
The Angels fell from 29th to 30th and last place overall this week with 20.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 in the past week.
The New York Mets, in last place the past four weeks, rise to 25th with 23.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 5.5 in the past week.
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Athletics pitcher Luis Severino is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft also reclaimed the overall lead in Box-Toppers season rankings after being named National League Player of the Day.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Kyle Harrison is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Braves pitcher Chris Sale rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both won Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreReds pitcher Chase Burns is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Rangers pitcher Kumar Rocker, Nick Kurtz of the Athletics, James Wood of the Nationals and Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers.
Read MorePadres pitcher Michael King is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo enters the season top 10 after earning American League Player of the Day honors, while veterans Sonny Gray and José Ramírez climbed the all-time leaderboards.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman, Gavin Sheets of the Padres and Edgar Quero of the White Sox.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and White Sox pitcher Davis Martin rises to ninth after both won Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Cam Schlittler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Randy Vásquez rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes leads the Box-Toppers player rankings report for a second week.
While Skenes briefly surrendered the top spot early in the week, he reclaimed it Tuesday to hold the overall lead for a second straight week. In the American League, José Soriano of the Angels returns to the top of the pitching leaderboard, while the league batting leaders remain unchanged.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings one week after the New York Yankees passed them for the top spot.
The Yankees remain close on the heels of the Dodgers in second place and continue their lead among American League teams. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreReds pitcher Chase Burns is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease rises to seventh in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Twins pitcher Bailey Ober, Randy Arozarena of the Mariners, Daylen Lile of the Nationals and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Michael Soroka is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Jonathan Aranda of the Rays and Rafael Devers of the Giants.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Angels pitcher José Soriano regains the top spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez rises to fourth place with his top player honor Sunday.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Spencer Strider is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing teammate Paul Skenes for the lead, after earning Player of the Game honors.
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.