After being named the most valuable player of the League Championship Series, Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager has been named the MVP of the World Series as well.
Interestingly enough, the last time the Dodgers won the title in 1988, it was Los Angeles legend Orel Hershiser who also won both the World Series and LCS MVP awards.
Seager was Mr. Reliable for the Dodgers in the World Series, batting .400 with five RBIs, six walks, and two home runs. The biggest hit he had in the series was the six-inning single that got Mookie Betts home from third base to put the Dodgers ahead 2-1 in Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
Betts would later add a one-run homer to seal the World Series title with a 3-1 victory.
Seager was looking for redemption this year. After the Dodgers lost the 2017 World Series in seven games to the Houston Astros, he missed the entire 2018 postseason due to injury.
In the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves, Seager hit .310 with 11 RBIs and five home runs in seven games. He came up big when it mattered most, hitting three of those homers in Games 5 and 6 when the Dodgers had their backs against the wall and were one loss away from being eliminated.
