Braves pitcher Max Fried is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Fried struck out five over seven scoreless and hitless innings, allowing three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Mets.
Read MoreA pitchers vs. batters breakdown of each team’s Box-Toppers point total for 2023
The World Series champion Texas Rangers, leaders among all teams in Box-Toppers points in 2023, also led all teams in points earned by pitchers. The Los Angeles Dodgers, meanwhile, which finished third overall among all teams, had the most points won by batters in 2023.
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Source: MLB.com
A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Oct. 3
The Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Tuesday with four best-of-three series.
Here is a Box-Toppers look at the eight teams competing in the four Wild Card round series.
Read MoreTop pitcher and batter in Box-Toppers points on each team at All-Star break
Shohei Ohtani leads all Angels pitchers in 2023 Box-Toppers points. He also leads all Angels batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points.
The overall 2023 Box-Toppers points leader (13.9) at the All-Star break is the only player to lead his team in both categories. On the other 29 clubs, pitchers have the most Box-Toppers points on 24 teams and batters lead four teams.
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Rays, Rangers have most players on Box-Toppers’ top 100 midseason player list
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2023 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Both the Rays and Rangers have seven players on the top 100 list (which actually consists of 102 players because of a tie for 100th place). Both American League teams are also among the top three in Box-Toppers team rankings at the All-Star break—the Rays rank first and the Rangers rank third, second among AL teams.
Read MoreCardinals’ Montgomery tops players for Friday, June 9; Ohtani maintains 2nd place
Cardinals pitcher Jordan Montgomery is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels becomes the second player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors as a batter. He maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
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Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 10th week; Diamondbacks rise to NL lead
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 10th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks pass the Los Angeles Dodgers to lead National League teams and the Miami Marlins are the week’s hottest team.
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Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 9th week; Dodgers maintain NL lead
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the ninth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
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Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 8th week, Dodgers lead NL teams
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the eighth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Los Angeles Angels are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreTigers’ Faedo tops players for Thursday, May 25; Cardinals’ Mikolas tops NL players
Tigers pitcher Alex Faedo is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Faedo struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing two runs, three hits and no walks, in the 7-2 win over the White Sox.
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Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 7th week; Dodgers lead NL teams
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the seventh straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the St. Louis Cardinals are the week’s hottest team.
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Rays top Box-Toppers rankings for 6th straight week; Rangers are week’s hottest team
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the sixth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Texas Rangers are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreDodgers’ May tops players for Saturday, May 6; Braves’ Strider rises to 8th place
Dodgers pitcher Dustin May is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Ryan Noda of the Athletics rises to first place among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors for the second straight day.
Read MoreD-backs’ Kelly tops players for Friday, May 5; Rays’ Arozarena rises to lead AL batters
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Randy Arozarena of the Rays rises to first place among American League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRangers’ Eovaldi tops players for Saturday, April 29; Blue Jays’ Gausman rises to 2nd
Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors—Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman rises to second place, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to ninth place and Pirates pitcher Vince Velasquez rises to 10th place.
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A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series that begin Friday, Oct. 7
The new Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Friday with four best-of-three series. Here is a Box-Toppers look at the eight teams competing in the four Wild Card round series.
Read MoreOrioles’ Kremer tops players for Friday, Sept. 23; Cardinals’ Quintana tops NL players
Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kremer pitched a couplete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out six and walking two, in the 6-0 win over the Astros.
Read MoreOrioles’ Bradish tops players for Thursday, Sept. 22; Urias, Woodruff rise in top 10 list
Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to fifth place and Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to seventh place.
Read MoreMariners’ Gilbert tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 6; Cubs’ Wesneski tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gilbert struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the White Sox.
Read MorePhillies’ Nola tops players for Wednesday, June 8; Marlins’ Alcantara rises to 4th in player rankings
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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