| American League | National League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected starting batters | Elected starting batters | |||||||||
| Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | |
| CA | Jonah Heim | Rangers | 3.5 | 144 | CA | Sean Murphy | Braves | 4.0 | 118 | |
| 1B | Yandy Diaz | Rays | 5.0 | 78 | 1B | Freddie Freeman | Dodgers | 2.5 | 225 | |
| 2B | Marcus Semien | Rangers | 4.7 | 88 | 2B | Luis Arraez | Marlins | 5.5 | 62 | |
| 3B | Josh Jung | Rangers | 2.5 | 246 | 3B | Nolan Arenado | Cardinals | 1.5 | 353 | |
| SS | Corey Seager | Rangers | 5.2 | 68 | SS | Orlando Arcia | Braves | 2.0 | 303 | |
| OF | Mike Trout | Angels | 3.0 | 169 | OF | Ronald Acuna Jr. | Braves | 6.0 | 48 | |
| OF | Randy Arozarena | Rays | 6.0 | 46 | OF | Mookie Betts | Dodgers | 2.5 | 224 | |
| OF | # Aaron Judge | Yankees | 7.5 | 25 | OF | Corbin Carroll | Diamondbacks | 3.0 | 203 | |
| DH | Shohei Ohtani | Angels | 13.9 | 1 | DH | J.D. Martinez | Dodgers | 4.0 | 115 | |
| Reserves | Reserves | |||||||||
| Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | |
| C | Salvador Perez | Royals | 1.0 | 420 | C | Will Smith | Dodgers | 1.0 | 429 | |
| C | Adley Rutschman | Orioles | 2.5 | 230 | C | Elias Diaz | Rockies | 3.5 | 149 | |
| IF | Vladmir Guerrero Jr. | Blue Jays | 2.5 | 243 | IF | Matt Olson | Braves | 2.5 | 235 | |
| IF | Whit Merrifield | Blue Jays | 2.0 | 280 | iF | Ozzie Albies | Braves | 1.0 | 460 | |
| IF | Bo Bichette | Blue Jays | 1.0 | 407 | iF | Austin Riley | Braves | 0.0 | 619 | |
| IF | Jose Ramirez | Guardians | 5.2 | 67 | IF | Dansby Swanson | Cubs | 0.0 | 634 | |
| IF | Wander Franco | Rays | 4.0 | 127 | IF | Pete Alonso | Mets | 4.5 | 96 | |
| OF | Luis Robert Jr. | White Sox | 2.5 | 228 | OF | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | Diamondbacks | 2.0 | 264 | |
| OF | Austin Hays | Orioles | 2.0 | 275 | OF | Nick Castellanos | Phillies | 4.5 | 97 | |
| OF | # Yordan Alvarez | Astros | 4.0 | 110 | OF | Juan Soto | Padres | 4.0 | 120 | |
| OF | Adolis Garcia | Rangers | 5.0 | 75 | DH | Jorge Soler | Marlins | 4.7 | 94 | |
| OF | Kyle Tucker | Astros | 5.5 | 63 | ||||||
| OF | Julio Rodríguez | Mariners | 1.0 | 406 | ||||||
| OF | Brent Rooker | Athletics | 1.0 | 596 | ||||||
| Pitchers | Pitchers | |||||||||
| Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | |
| SP | *Shohei Ohtani | Angels | 13.9 | 1 | SP | Zac Gallen | Diamondbacks | 10.7 | 6 | |
| SP | Gerrit Cole | Yankees | 7.0 | 30 | SP | # Spencer Strider | Braves | 11.7 | 3 | |
| SP | Luis Castillo | Mariners | 6.4 | 40 | SP | # Bryce Elder | Braves | 6.0 | 47 | |
| SP | Sonny Gray | Twins | 5.7 | 52 | SP | Justin Steele | Cubs | 6.4 | 41 | |
| SP | Nathan Eovaldi | Rangers | 8.7 | 13 | SP | Mitch Keller | Pirates | 8.0 | 20 | |
| SP | Kevin Gausman | Blue Jays | 12.0 | 2 | SP | Josiah Gray | Nationals | 4.7 | 90 | |
| SP | # Shane McClanahan | Rays | 9.7 | 9 | SP | # Clayton Kershaw | Dodgers | 10.1 | 7 | |
| SP | Framber Valdez | Astros | 7.0 | 29 | SP | # Marcus Stroman | Cubs | 7.7 | 24 | |
| SP | Michael Lorenzen | Tigers | 3.0 | 177 | SP | Kodai Senga | Mets | 8.7 | 14 | |
| SP | George Kirby | Mariners | 7.0 | 32 | SP | Alex Cobb | Giants | 5.0 | 73 | |
| SP | Pablo Lopez | Twins | 8.0 | 17 | SP | Corbin Burnes | Brewers | 7.7 | 21 | |
| CP | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 2.0 | 274 | CP | Alexis Diaz | Reds | 3.0 | 186 | |
| CP | # Emmanuel Clase | Guardians | 4.0 | 122 | CP | Josh Hader | Padres | 3.0 | 162 | |
| CP | Felix Bautista | Orioles | 8.0 | 19 | CP | # Devin Williams | Brewers | 3.0 | 182 | |
| CP | Yennier Cano | Orioles | 2.0 | 306 | CP | Camilo Doval | Giants | 3.0 | 170 | |
| CP | Carlos Estevez | Angels | 1.0 | 477 | CP | David Bender | Pirates | 4.0 | 114 | |
| CP | Craig Kimbrel | Phillies | 3.0 | 190 | ||||||
| Worthy but unchosen | Worthy but unchosen | |||||||||
| Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rank | |
| 3B | Isaac Paredes | Rays | 6.2 | 42 | 3B | Max Muncy | Dodgers | 5.0 | 72 | |
| 1B | Ryan Noda | Athletics | 5.0 | 84 | SS | Willy Adames | Brewers | 5.7 | 57 | |
| 2B | Luis Rengifo | Angels | 5.0 | 81 | OF | James Outman | Dodgers | 5.7 | 60 | |
| 3B | Rafael Devers | Red Sox | 5.5 | 64 | OF | Christian Yelich | Brewers | 5.5 | 65 | |
| OF | Jarren Duran | Red Sox | 7.5 | 26 | OF | Jake Fraley | Reds | 5.5 | 66 | |
| SP | Chris Bassitt | Blue Jays | 11.4 | 4 | 2B DH | Nolan Gorman | Cardinals | 5.0 | 76 | |
| SP | Bryce Miller | Mariners | 9.4 | 10 | SP | Braxton Garrett | Marlins | 9.7 | 9 | |
| SP | Jesus Luzardo | Marlins | 11.1 | 5 | ||||||
* Ohtani will not pitch but will bat.
Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt is the most deserving player not selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2023. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Sunday, July 9.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 13.9 |
| 2 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 12.0 |
| 3 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 11.7 |
| 4 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 11.4 |
| 5 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.1 |
| 6 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.7 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.1 |
| 8 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 9.7 |
| 9 | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 9.4 |
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Bassitt has 11.4 Box-Toppers points in 2023, fourth among all players and third among American League pitchers.
Several other players led their positions in their league in Box-Toppers points and were also not selected as an All-Star. They include:
Isaac Paredes of the Rays, who leads American League third basemen with 6.2 Box-Toppers points.
Luis Rengifo of the Angels, who leads AL second basemen with 5.0 Box-Toppers points.
Jarren Duran of the Red Sox, who ranks second among AL outfielders with 7.5 points.
Max Muncy of the Dodgers, who leads National League third basemen with 5.0 points.
Willy Adames of the Brewers, who leads NL shortstops with 5.7 points.
Christian Yelich of the Brewers, who ranks third among NL outfielders with 5.5 points.
Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals, who leads NL designated hitters with 5.0 points.
Several other Box-Toppers-points leading pitchers besides Bassitt were also not selected for All-Star teams:
Jesus Luzardo of the Marlins with 11.1 Box-Toppers points, ranks fifth overall and second among NL pitchers.
Braxton Garrett of the Marlins with 9.7 points, ranks ninth overall and fifth among NL pitchers.
Bryce Miller of the Mariners with 9.4 points, ranks 10th overall and fifth among AL pitchers.
Major League Baseball’s 2023 All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 11, at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 10.7 | 29.4 | 45.1 | 45.1 |
| AL | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 7.0 | 22.4 | 102.4 | 145.3 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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Starting pitchers
2023 All-Star starting pitchers: Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks for the National League and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees for the American League.
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is starting for the National League and Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is starting for the American League.
Gallen has 10.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023, sixth among all players and third among NL pitchers. His 29.4 points over 2022-23 is third overall and first among NL pitchers over that span.
Cole has 7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 30th overall and 15th among AL pitchers. However, Cole’s 22.4 points over 2022-23 is eighth among AL pitchers over that span. His 102.4 points over 2018-23 is first among all players over that span.
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads all pitchers in Box-Toppers points with 13.9 but is dealing with a finger blister so is not pitching, but will bat, serving as designated hitter, as he was the leading AL vote-getter for the All-Star Game.
Spencer Strider of the Braves leads NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points with 11.7, third overall, but will not pitch so as not to interfere with his regular pitch-rest schedule. He started Saturday.
Key worthy but unchosen players
Jarren Duran of the Red Sox has 7.5 Box-Toppers points, third among AL batters and second among AL outfielders, but was not selected. However, 3.0 of his 7.5 points happened after July 1, after All-Star voting was complete.
Isaac Paredes of the Rays has 6.2 Box-Toppers points, fourth among AL batters and first among AL third basemen. However, Josh Jung of the Rangers was elected as starting AL third basemen. Jung has 2.5 Box-Toppers points, 12th among AL third basemen.
Willy Adames of the Brewers has 5.7 Box-Toppers points, second among NL batters and first among NL shortstops. However, fans elected Orlando Arcia of the Braves as NL starting shortstop. Arcia has 2.0 Box-Toppers points, 14th among NL shortstops.
Box-Toppers leaders
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Most players who made the All-Star are worthy as measured by Box-Toppers points. All Box-Toppers category leaders made the team:
AL pitchers—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, 13.9 points, ranked first overall.
AL batters—Ohtani again, 13.9 points.
NL pitchers—Spencer Strider of the Braves, 11.7 points, ranked third overall.
NL batters—Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves, 6.0 points, 48th overall.
No points
Two players selected to the All-Star Game as reserves have yet to earn Box-Toppers points in 2023:
Braves third baseman Austin Riley. However, Riley earned 8.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, sixth among NL batters.
Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson. However, Swanson earned 5.7 points in 2022 with the Braves, 19th among NL batters.
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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