Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Imanaga struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, two hits and one walk, in the 7-3 win over the Twins.
Read MoreTwins’ 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.
Read MoreRangers’ Heaney tops players for Sunday, June 2; Yankees’ Soto rises to lead AL batters
Rangers pitcher Andrew Heaney is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Juan Soto of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreRoyals’ 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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Box-Toppers is voting for six players for 2024 Hall of Fame induction on the internet writers’ ballot—Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer and Billy Wagner.
Box-Toppers selects 6 players for 2024 Hall of Fame in internet writers’ ballot
Box-Toppers is voting for six players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 2024 Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) ballot.
Box-Toppers is voting for these players, listed alphabetically by last name: Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer and Billy Wagner.
Read MoreGuardians’ Bieber tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 9; Angels’ Ohtani maintains 2nd place
Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, but loses his status to be ranked among batters since he’s now earned an overwhelming share of his Player of the Game honors as a starting pitcher.
Read MoreAstros’ Urquidy tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 3; Alcantara, Urias rise in top 10 list
Astros pitcher Jose Urquidy is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors. Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara maintains his fourth-place ranking and extends his lead among National League pitchers. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
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A look at Box-Toppers top 100 players of ‘all-time’ after the 2021 season
Randy Johnson leads all players in career Box-Toppers points and the two active players most likely to pass his total won’t likely do it until 2023 at the very earliest.
Johnson earned 282.5 Box-Toppers points from the time Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995 until he retired in 2009.
Read MoreMarlins’ Alcantara tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 8; Twins’ Ryan tops AL players
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Alcantara struck out 14 over nine innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Mets. Alcantara did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied, 1-1, when he exited after nine innings.
Read MoreAstros’ 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.
Read MoreYankees’ 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.
Read MoreMets’ 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.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers top 100 players of ‘all-time’ after the 2020 season
Randy Johnson leads all players in career Box-Toppers points and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Johnson earned 282.5 Box-Toppers points from the time Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995 until he retired in 2009. The most likely rival to Johnson’s throne at the moment is Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw who has 235.2 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995 and most among active players.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Dane Dunning tops players for Sunday, Aug. 30; Cardinals’ Wainwright tops NL players
White Sox pitcher Dane Dunning is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Dunning struck out seven over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Royals. Dunning did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Royals tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreAlbert Pujols could break record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points in 2020
Albert Pujols has the chance in 2020 to break the record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points.
If Pujols of the Angels earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors once in 2020, he will have earned Box-Toppers points for 20 straight seasons (2001-2020). Pujols is currently tied for the longest streak at 19 seasons with three other players—CC Sabathia, Jason Giambi and Carlos Beltran.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers top 100 players of ‘all-time’ after the 2019 season
Randy Johnson leads all players in career Box-Toppers points and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Johnson earned 278.8 Box-Toppers points from the time Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995 until he retired in 2009.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Mookie Betts tops players for Friday, July 26; Brewers’ Gonzalez tops NL players
Mookie Betts of the Red Sox is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Betts hit three home runs and doubled in the 10-5 win over the Yankees. Betts went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in five runs.
Read MoreMets’ 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.
Read MorePirates’ Jameson Taillon tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 18; Rays’ Snell rises to lead Box-Toppers ’18 player rankings
Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning AL Player of the Day honors, passing previous leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer. In addition, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber maintains his sixth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after he earns Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Read MoreDodgers’ Walker Buehler tops players for Friday, Sept. 14; Braves’ Acuna rises to lead NL batter rankings
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves rises to lead National League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
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