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The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2024 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the San Diego Padres saw the biggest decline.
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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 MoreShohei Ohtani, who signed a record free-agent deal with the Dodgers, has consistently been among Box-Toppers' highest-ranking players over the past three seasons.
However, his second surgery to repair his pitching elbow's ulnar collateral ligament, raises concerns about his future effectiveness. A Box-Toppers look at Ohtani’s career and the mixed outcomes of pitchers with a second elbow surgery.
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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.
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The Tampa Bay Rays regain the Box-Toppers season player rankings lead after falling to second place last week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams and the Los Angeles Angels are the week’s hottest team.
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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 MoreElias Diaz of the Rockies is Box-Toppers 2023 All-Star Game Player of the Game.
Diaz hit an eighth-inning, two-run, go-ahead home run, in the National League’s 3-2 win Tuesday over the American League. Diaz went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs.
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The Tampa Bay Rays lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 14th straight week but their lead is narrowing.
The Atlanta Braves lead National League teams for the second week and are closing in on the Rays. Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox are the week’s hottest team.
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The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 13th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves rise to lead National League teams and the Miami Marlins are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreWith voting wrapping up this week for the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, here’s a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues, through the games of Sunday, June 25.
The first phase of fan All-Star voting is now closed and the second phase, with finalist voting only, continues through Thursday. Here is more information about how that works. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 11, in Seattle.
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The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 12th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks maintain their lead among National League teams and the San Francisco Giants are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreMariners Pitcher Bryan Woo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to third place and Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors. Gallen extends his 2023 Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers.
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The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 11th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks maintain their lead among National League teams and the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.
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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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Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman regains the lead in this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report.
Gausman rises from fifth place last week to take the top spot and also is the new leader among American League pitchers.
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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.
Read MoreMariners pitcher George Kirby is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMets pitcher Kodai Senga is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreReds pitcher Hunter Greene is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman rises to third place and Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to eighth place.
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Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to lead this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report.
McClanahan rises from fifth place last week to take the top spot and also is the new leader among American League pitchers.
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.