Twins’ López tops players for Sunday, June 23; Mets’ Severino tops NL players

Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer has now earned Box-Toppers points in 16 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024.

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Mariners’ Miller tops players for Wednesday, June 12, rising to 9th in player rankings

Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.

Miller struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the White Sox. Miller did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the White Sox tied the game after he exited.

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Padres’ King tops players for Friday, May 10; Phillies’ Suarez rises to 2nd in rankings

Padres pitcher Michael King is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Royals’ Lugo tops players for Friday, April 26; Nola, Helsley, Imanaga rise in top 10 list

Royals pitcher Seth Lugo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors: Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to third place, Cardinals closing pitcher Ryan Helsley rises to fourth place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to seventh place.

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Astros’ Ronel Blanco tops players for Monday, April 1, pitching 2024’s 1st no-hitter

Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day pitching the season’s first no-hitter and earning his first career Box-Toppers points.

Also Monday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga earned Box-Toppers National League Player of the Day honors in his Major League debut. Plus, Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers earned Box-Toppers points in his 14th straight season.

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Braves’ Anderson tops players for Saturday, July 30; Yankees’ Schmidt tops AL players

Braves pitcher Ian Anderson is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Anderson struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

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Royals’ Singer tops players for Saturday, July 23; Verlander, Urias rise in top 10 rankings

Royals pitcher Brady Singer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Also, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to ninth place in player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Guardians’ McKenzie tops players for Thursday, July 14; Brewers’ Burnes rises to 10th

Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Astros’ Javier tops players for Friday, July 1; Braves’ Fried rises to 6th in player rankings

Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Astros’ Garcia tops players for Saturday, Aug. 7; Padres’ Darvish tops NL players

Astros pitcher Luis Garcia is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Garcia struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Twins.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Friday, April 30, rises to 2nd in season player rankings

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, three other players rise in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings list after earning Player of the Game honors—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox rises to third place, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to seventh place and Orioles pitcher John Means rises to 10th place.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Saturday, April 24, rises to 2nd in player rankings

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second in season player rankings.

Also Saturday, Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Mets’ deGrom tops players for Saturday, April 17; Rays’ Glasnow extends player rankings lead

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, the two active players with the most career Box-Toppers points both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Astros pitcher Zack Greinke.

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How 2021 Hall of Fame candidates fared in Box-Toppers

No players were voted for induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday.

None of the 25 players eligible received the necessary 75 percent of the vote from members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Pitcher Curt Schilling came the closest to reaching 75 percent—he received 71.1 percent of the vote, falling 16 votes short.

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Box-Toppers selects seven players for 2021 Hall of Fame induction in internet writers’ ballot

Box-Toppers is voting for seven players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) ballot—Todd Helton, Tim Hudson, Torii Hunter, Jeff Kent, Aramis Ramirez, Curt Schilling and Billy Wagner.

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Brewers’ Woodruff tops players for Friday, Sept. 11; deGrom, Nola, Maeda rise in player rankings top 10

Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after each earned Player of the Game honors—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to fourth and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth.

Plus, Luke Voit of the Yankees regains the lead in 2020 Box-Toppers points among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors Friday.

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Reds’ Trevor Bauer tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 19, rises to 2nd in season player rankings

Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.

Bauer struck out nine in a scoreless seven-inning complete game, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 5-0, seven-inning win over the Royals.

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Box-Toppers top third basemen by time frame (after 2019 season)

Alex Rodriguez has the most Box-Toppers points of any third baseman since tracking began in 1995.

Rodriguez, who played from 1994 to 2016 for the Yankees, Mariners and Rangers, earned 187.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 10th among all players since 1995 and second among all batters. Rodriguez is 38.0 Box-Toppers points ahead of Chipper Jones, who ranks second among third basemen on the “all-time” career Box-Toppers points list with 149.0.

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Astros' Justin Verlander tops players for Friday, May 10, rises to 1st in season player rankings

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, Reds pitcher Luis Castillo rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.

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Mets’ Steven Matz tops players for Saturday, April 6; Mariners’ Beckham rises to 4th in player rankings

Mets pitcher Steven Matz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, two players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list: Tim Beckham of the Mariners rises to fourth place after earning American League Batter of the Day honors and Tigers pitcher Matt Moore rises to eighth place after earning Player of the Game honors.

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