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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 ...
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]
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 ...
Five days after he was named World Series most valuable player for his four-homer, ... speaking at this week’s winter meetings in Dallas, said of the now 84-year-old slugger who hit 868 home ...
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.
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.
The Los Angeles slugger was named World Series MVP on Wednesday after the Dodgers secured a 4-1 series victory over the New York Yankees for the franchise's eighth World Series championship. .300 ...