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Twins pitcher Taj Bradley is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Giants pitcher Robbie Ray, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Amed Rosario of the Yankees, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet and Dane Myers of the Reds.
Read MoreAngels pitcher José Soriano is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Reds pitcher Brandon Williamson, Dalton Rushing of the Dodgers, Bryce Harper of the Phillies and Jonathan India of the Royals.
Read MorePirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Brent Rooker of the Athletics, Padres pitcher Mason Miller, Cubs pitcher Edward Cabrera and Graham Pauley of the Marlins.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai, Garrett Mitchell of the Brewers and Matt Vierling of the Tigers.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Tristan Gray of the Twins, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Andy Pages of the Dodgers.
Read MoreMatt Olson of the Braves is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley, Thursday’s American League Player of the Day, rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Max Fried is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani, José Fernández of the Diamondbacks, Gary Sánchez of the Brewers, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer and Danny Jansen of the Rangers.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Michael Soroka is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo, Miguel Vargas of the White Sox and Braxton Fulford of the Rockies.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Emerson Hancock is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Joey Wiemer of the Nationals rises to first place in early season player rankings, earning his second Player of the Game honor of the season.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Box-Toppers Player of the Day for Thursday, as 22 Major League teams open their 2026 seasons.
Other top players Thursday include Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Chase DeLauter of the Guardians, Alec Burleson of the Cardinals and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Cam Schlittler is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon, Royals pitcher Michael Wacha, Zach Cole of the Astros, Giants pitcher Justin Verlander and Sal Stewart of the Reds.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter, Spencer Horwitz of the Pirates, Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees and Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Luis Castillo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to first place among National League pitchers in 2025 Box-Toppers points, passing Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, after earning Player of the Game honors. Skenes, taking his first lead in the category in his final start of 2025, will finish first among NL pitchers for the season. He ranks second overall.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Dean Kremer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Padres pitcher Randy Vásquez, Iván Herrera of the Cardinals and Nathaniel Lowe of the Red Sox.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Slade Cecconi is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Angels pitcher Kyle Hendricks, Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón, Mariners pitcher George Kirby, Nacho Alvarez Jr. of the Braves and Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw will not pass Randy Johnson for the Box-Toppers-era career points record after failing to win Player of the Game honors in his next-to-last career start Friday.
Also, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal all but secured 2025 Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors Friday after Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, who was the only player with a realistic chance of passing him, failed to win Player of the Game honors in his next-to-last start of the season.
Read MoreReds pitcher Hunter Greene is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Chris Sale is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen and Matt Olson of the Braves.
Read MoreMariners pitcher George Kirby is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, fourth overall in Box-Toppers season player rankings and second among American League pitchers, keeps alive the chance to rise to first place among AL pitchers for 2025, 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.