World Series Most Valuable Player Award facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Willie Mays World Series MVP Award |
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Sport | Baseball |
League | Major League Baseball |
Given for | Annual most valuable player of the World Series |
Country | United States Canada |
Presented by | Major League Baseball |
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First award | 1955 |
Most recent | Corey Seager (Texas Rangers) |
The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award goes to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player who helps their team the most in the World Series. The World Series is the final championship of the baseball season.
This award started in 1955. Back then, it was called the SPORT Magazine Award. Today, a group of reporters and officials choose the winner during the last game.
On September 29, 2017, the award was renamed. It now honors Willie Mays, a famous baseball player. This happened on the 63rd anniversary of his amazing play called The Catch. Even though the award is named after him, Willie Mays never won it himself.
Many pitchers have won this award. Twenty-nine pitchers have been named Series MVP. Four of these were relief pitchers, who come into the game later. Early on, pitchers won most of the awards. From 1987 to 1991, only pitchers won the MVP award. Since 1995, pitchers have won it nine times. Stephen Strasburg was the most recent pitcher to win, in 2019.
The Award Trophy
Before 2017, the World Series MVP trophy looked like a smaller version of the main championship trophy. It had a gold-plated flag on top.
After it was renamed the Willie Mays World Series MVP Award in 2018, the trophy changed. Now, it's a wooden stand with a bronze statue of Willie Mays. The statue shows him making his famous catch from the 1954 World Series.
For many years, General Motors gave a car to the MVP winner. Since 2019, Disney Parks, Products and Experiences has sponsored the award.
Award Winners
This table shows all the players who have won the World Series MVP award.
Year | Links to the article about that World Series |
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Player is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
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Player is still playing baseball |
# | Player was a rookie (first year playing) |
* | Player also won the LCS MVP Award that same year |
§ | Player was on the team that lost the World Series |
^ | More than one player won the award in the same World Series |
(#) | Shows how many times a player has won the award (if they won more than once) |
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1955 | ![]() |
Brooklyn Dodgers | Starting pitcher |
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1956 | ![]() |
New York Yankees | Starting pitcher |
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1957 | ![]() |
Milwaukee Braves | Starting pitcher |
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1958 | ![]() |
New York Yankees | Pitcher |
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1959 | ![]() |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Relief pitcher |
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1960 | ![]() |
New York Yankees§ | Second baseman |
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1961 | ![]() ![]() |
New York Yankees | Starting pitcher |
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1962 | ![]() |
New York Yankees | Starting pitcher |
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1963 | ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher |
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1964 | ![]() ![]() |
St. Louis Cardinals | Starting pitcher |
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1965 | ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher |
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1966 | ![]() ![]() |
Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder |
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1967 | ![]() ![]() |
St. Louis Cardinals | Starting pitcher |
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1968 | ![]() |
Detroit Tigers | Starting pitcher |
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1969 | ![]() |
New York Mets | First baseman |
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1970 | ![]() ![]() |
Baltimore Orioles | Third baseman |
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1971 | ![]() ![]() |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder |
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1972 | ![]() |
Oakland Athletics | Catcher |
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1973 | ![]() ![]() |
Oakland Athletics | Outfielder |
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1974 | ![]() ![]() |
Oakland Athletics | Relief pitcher |
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1975 | ![]() |
Cincinnati Reds | Third baseman |
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1976 | ![]() ![]() |
Cincinnati Reds | Catcher |
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1977 | ![]() ![]() |
New York Yankees | Outfielder |
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1978 | ![]() |
New York Yankees | Shortstop |
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1979* | ![]() ![]() |
Pittsburgh Pirates | First baseman |
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1980 | ![]() ![]() |
Philadelphia Phillies | Third baseman |
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1981^ | ![]() |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman |
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Outfielder |
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Catcher |
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1982* | ![]() |
St. Louis Cardinals | Catcher |
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1983 | ![]() |
Baltimore Orioles | Catcher |
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1984 | ![]() ![]() |
Detroit Tigers | Shortstop |
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1985 | ![]() |
Kansas City Royals | Starting pitcher |
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1986 | ![]() |
New York Mets | Third baseman |
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1987 | ![]() |
Minnesota Twins | Starting pitcher |
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1988* | ![]() |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher |
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1989 | ![]() |
Oakland Athletics | Starting pitcher |
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1990 | ![]() |
Cincinnati Reds | Starting pitcher |
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1991 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Twins | Starting pitcher |
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1992 | ![]() |
Toronto Blue Jays | Catcher |
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1993 | ![]() ![]() |
Toronto Blue Jays | Designated hitter, first baseman, third baseman |
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1994 | Series cancelled due to player's strike | ||||
1995 | ![]() ![]() |
Atlanta Braves | Starting pitcher |
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1996 | ![]() |
New York Yankees | Relief pitcher |
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1997* | ![]() |
Florida Marlins | Starting pitcher |
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1998 | ![]() |
New York Yankees | Third baseman |
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1999 | ![]() ![]() |
New York Yankees | Relief pitcher |
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2000 | ![]() ![]() |
New York Yankees | Shortstop |
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2001^ | ![]() ![]() |
Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher |
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Starting pitcher |
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2002 | ![]() |
Anaheim Angels | Third baseman |
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2003 | ![]() |
Florida Marlins | Starting pitcher |
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2004 | ![]() |
Boston Red Sox | Outfielder |
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2005 | ![]() |
Chicago White Sox | Outfielder |
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2006 | ![]() |
St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop |
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2007 | ![]() |
Boston Red Sox | Third baseman |
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2008* | ![]() |
Philadelphia Phillies | Starting pitcher |
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2009 | ![]() |
New York Yankees | Designated hitter |
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2010 | ![]() |
San Francisco Giants | Shortstop |
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2011* | ![]() |
St. Louis Cardinals | Third baseman |
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2012 | ![]() |
San Francisco Giants | Third baseman |
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2013 | ![]() ![]() |
Boston Red Sox | Designated hitter |
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2014* | ![]() ![]() |
San Francisco Giants | Starting pitcher |
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2015 | ![]() ![]() |
Kansas City Royals | Catcher |
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2016 | ![]() |
Chicago Cubs | Outfielder |
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2017 | ![]() ![]() |
Houston Astros | Outfielder |
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2018 | Boston Red Sox | First baseman |
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2019 | ![]() ![]() |
Washington Nationals | Starting pitcher |
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2020* | ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop |
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2021 | ![]() ![]() |
Atlanta Braves | Right fielder, designated hitter |
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2022* | ![]() ![]() |
Houston Astros | Shortstop |
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2023 | ![]() ![]() |
Texas Rangers | Shortstop |
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Winners by Teams |
Winners by Position
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See also
In Spanish: MVP de la Serie Mundial de Béisbol para niños
- Babe Ruth Award
- List of Major League Baseball awards
- Baseball awards in the United States