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Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, four other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list, all earning Player of the Game honors: Angels pitcher Reid Detmers (third place), Marcell Ozuna of the Braves (sixth), Athletics pitcher Paul Blackburn (eighth) and Cardinals closing pitcher Ryan Helsley (ninth).
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Michael Wacha is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Box-Toppers American League Batter of the Day, his second Player of the Game honor of 2024, and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
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The Atlanta Braves are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2024, with a roster mostly intact from 2023 when they had baseball’s best record.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are Box-Toppers’ top two American League teams, with the Mariners having one of the best offseason improvements of any team so far. And also, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have made big offseason splashes adding Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Teoscar Hernandez, their offseason ranking has actually fallen from third place last season to fourth place now.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreShohei 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.
Read MoreReds pitcher Andrew Abbott is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to lead National League pitchers in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. He also rises to fourth place overall.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Reid Detmers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRays pitcher Jeffrey Springs is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Springs struck out seven over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, picking up the win, in the 5-1 win over the Braves.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Reid Detmers is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Detmers pitched the complete game, no-hit shutout, striking out two and walking one, in the 12-0 win over the Rays.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Fernando Tatis Jr. rises to lead National League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Player of the Day 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.