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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
Don Larsen won the 1956 award after pitching the only no-hitter in World Series history, in the fifth game of the series; the no-hitter was also a perfect game. [ 112 ] [ 113 ] Bruce Hurst of the Boston Red Sox had been voted MVP of the 1986 World Series during Game 6, [ 114 ] [ 115 ] before the New York Mets staged a comeback and went on to ...
This is a list of players who have won the World Series Most Valuable Player award (World Series MVP Award). Pages in category "World Series Most Valuable Player Award winners" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
There have been 25 teams in World Series history who have trailed 3-0. The Yankees are one of just four to have even forced a Game 5. Of those four teams, none has ever made it to a Game 6.
The biggest break, Freeman said, was that by losing Game 5 of the NLCS against the New York Mets, it forced the World Series to start three days later, giving Freeman four full days to recover.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman celebrates with the MVP trophy after their win against the New York Yankees in Game 5 to win the baseball World Series, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in New York.
However, Major League Baseball did not start awarding the NLCS trophy until 1969, and did not start issuing a World Series trophy until 1967. For the Reds' earlier N.L. pennants and World Series championships, see the team's "Awards and achievements" navigation box. 1970 – National League Championship Series Trophy [4]
Nine players have gone on to win the World Series MVP Award in the same season in which they won the LCS MVP—eight from the NL and one from the AL. Three players have won while playing for the losing team in the series: Fred Lynn played for the 1982 California Angels ; [ 3 ] Mike Scott pitched for the 1986 Houston Astros ; [ 4 ] and Jeffrey ...