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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to sixth place and Marlins pitcher Trevor Rogers rises to eighth place.
Read MoreMets pitcher Taijuan Walker is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole earned American League Player of the Day honors, maintaining his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea rose to fifth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Brandon Crawford of the Giants rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreMax Stassi of the Angels is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Stassi homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Royals.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, both the American League and National League have new Box-Toppers points among batters: Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox rises to first among AL batters after earning Player of the Game honors and Jesse Winker of the Reds rises to first place among NL batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
deGrom struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Padres.
Read MorePadres pitcher Blake Snell is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise into Box-Toppers’ season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to ninth place and Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place.
Read MoreVoting opened this week for Major League Baseball’s 2021 All-Star Game.
Here is a look at the voting process and a look at Box-Toppers points leaders at each position in both leagues.
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the second straight week and for the sixth time in the past eight weeks.
Meanwhile, Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers rises to lead National League pitchers, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Marlins maintains his lead among NL batters.
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The Chicago White Sox, the week’s hottest team, regain the lead in this week’s Box-Toppers team rankings, passing last week’s leader, the New York Yankees.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres lead National League teams for the third week in a row.
Read MoreRockies pitcher Austin Gomber is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Sean Manaea is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eight place in season player rankings.
Manaea pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out eight and walking two, in the 6-0 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreRockies pitcher German Marquez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
deGrom struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer recently passed Astros pitcher Justin Verlander on the career Box-Toppers points list.
It is the fifth time in less than four years that the career Box-Toppers points lead between the two has changed.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.
Woodruff struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Alex Cobb is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Jake Woodford is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Woodford struck out six over 2 2/3 scoreless innings of middle relief, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 8-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow retakes the lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings after Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole led for the previous two weeks.
Meanwhile, Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers rises to lead National League pitchers, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to lead NL batters and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters.
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The New York Yankees rise to lead this week’s Box-Toppers team rankings report, passing the Chicago White Sox, who led for the past three weeks.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres lead National League teams for the second week in a row and the Minnesota Twins are the week’s hottest team.
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.