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Blue Jays’ Serven tops players in spring training games for Monday, Feb. 26

Shawn Plank February 26, 2024

Brian Serven of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.

Serven hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 8-4 win over the Pirates.

Angels’ Moniak tops players for Saturday, June 24; Scherzer rises to 3rd in career points

Shawn Plank June 25, 2023

Mickey Moniak of the Angels is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Mets pitcher Max Scherzer rises to third place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, passing Pedro Martinez, after earning Player of the Game honors. Scherzer also rises to ninth place on Box-Toppers season player rankings list.

Cardinals’ Contreras tops players for Thursday, May 18; Guardians’ Sandlin top AL players

Shawn Plank May 19, 2023

Willson Contreras of the Cardinals is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Contreras hit two three-run home runs, going 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 16-8 win over the Dodgers.

Rays’ Paredes tops players for Tuesday, May 16; Reds’ Williamson tops NL players

Shawn Plank May 17, 2023

Isaac Paredes of the Rays is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Paredes hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 8-5 win over the Mets. Paredes went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs.

Brewers’ Burnes tops players for Tuesday, April 11; Rangers’ deGrom rises to 6th

Shawn Plank April 12, 2023

Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Dodgers’ Thompson tops players for Saturday, April 1; Red Sox’ Duvall tops AL players

Shawn Plank April 2, 2023

Trayce Thompson of the Dodgers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Thompson hit three home runs—including a grand slam and a three-run shot—in the 10-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Thompson went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in eight runs.

Astros’ Verlander tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 23, extending his player rankings lead

Shawn Plank August 24, 2022

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to sixth place and Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to seventh place.

White Sox’ Kopech tops players for Friday, Aug. 12; Giants’ Rodon rises to 7th place

Shawn Plank August 13, 2022

White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day

Also Friday, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Blue Jays’ Manoah tops players for Saturday, Oct. 2; Urias, Musgrove rise in player rankings top 10

Shawn Plank October 3, 2021

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to 10th place in rankings Saturday.

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-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.