The Blue Jays are one game away from eternal glory in what has become a fascinating World Series matchup. No one, including me, was giving Toronto a shot to win this series, and now they are up 3-2, with the next two games scheduled in Toronto.
The exciting part is who will be named World Series MVP. Several candidates deserve their seats at the table and should be mentioned in this piece, but I will keep it to the realistic options at this point!
Honorable Mention(s)
Alejandro Kirk:
WS Stats - 2 HR | .333 BA | .458 OBP | .667 SLG | 6 RBI | 6 H | 5 BB
Vladimir Guerrero Jr:
WS Stats - 2 HR | .364 BA | .500 OBP | .636 SLG | 3 RBI | 8 H | 6 BB
You can make easy arguments for both of these guys, but only one player can win the award, and that player usually comes from the winning team. That being said, I’d put my money on another Blue Jay to win series MVP if Toronto is to go on and clinch the series.
3) Shohei Ohtani
Reaching base safely 9 times in one game is absolute insanity, I don’t care how many innings that game went. The Dodgers are trailing right now, but it is safe to assume they have been relying heavily on Ohtani to keep putting up historic numbers. Without Ohtani, this series might already be over.
WS Stats - 3 HR | .316 BA | .500 OBP | .895 SLG | 5 RBI | 6 H | 7 BB | 6 IP | 6 K
2) Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yamamoto’s performance in Game 2 was outstanding. Especially considering it was his second game in a row going the distance to throw a complete game. If the Dodgers are to come back in this series and force a Game 7, one would have to imagine that Yamamoto has another spectacular performance on the mound tonight, as the Dodgers are in elimination mode.
WS Stats - 1.00 ERA | 9 IP | 8 K | .444 WHIP | 1 GS | 1 CG
1) Trey Yesavage
Yesavage has taken the baseball world by storm with his performance this playoffs. He is the first rookie ever to record two outings in the same playoffs with double-digit strikeouts, and he is leading the charge for the Blue Jays to defeat the Dodgers. Should Toronto take this series in six games, I’d have to lean Yesavage for MVP. He might not play every game, but he has utterly shut down this loaded Los Angeles lineup.
WS Stats - 2.45 ERA | 11 IP | 17 K | .909 WHIP | 2 GS
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