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Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the ninth straight week.
Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. In addition, both National League category leaders remain the same from last week—Spencer Strider of the Braves maintains his lead among NL pitchers and Pete Alonso of the Mets maintains his lead among NL batters.
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The Texas Rangers maintain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves continue to lead National League teams and the Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the two hottest teams of the week.
Read MoreJulio Rodriguez of the Mariners is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Charlie Morton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Morton struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Jakob Junis is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Junis struck out seven over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Rays. Junis did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings for a starter to earn the win. Also, he exited with the game in a scoreless tie.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Scherzer struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 12-0 win over the Angels.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to second place, Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez rises to sixth place and Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to eighth place.
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Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the eighth straight week.
Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. Also this week, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers points and Spencer Strider of the Braves maintains his lead among NL pitchers.
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The Texas Rangers maintain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves continue to lead National League teams and the Philadelphia Phillies are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Liberatore struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 5-2 win over the Rays.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Also Wednesday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman rises to second in player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rangers Pitcher Max Scherzer rises to eighth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to lead National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MorePirates pitcher Johan Oviedo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller rises to sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Kenta Maeda is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Mariners pitcher George Kirby rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the seventh straight week.
Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. Also this week, Spencer Strider of the Braves rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points and Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals maintains his lead among NL batters for the third week.
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The Texas Rangers, largely on the strength of their trade deadline pitcher acquisitions, rise to lead this week’s Box-Toppers season team rankings.
The Rangers gained the most Box-Toppers points by far of any team in the past week (21.1) thanks mostly to acquiring Max Scherzer (10.4 points) from the Mets and Jordan Montgomery (6.7 points) from the Cardinals.
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.