The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player Award is given to the Major League Baseball player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the World Series, which is the final ro
Johnny Podres was the inaugural World Series MVP Award winner, for the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers
Willie Mays, namesake of the award since 2017; he himself never won the honor.
Bobby Richardson, the only second baseman to have won the award
Willie Stargell was named MLB MVP, LCS MVP, and World Series MVP in 1979.
Babe Ruth Award
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The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball player with the best performance in the postseason. The award, created in honor of Babe Ruth, was first awarded in 1949 to New York Y
The 1958 Babe Ruth Award, won by Elston Howard
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, a two-time winner
Reggie Jackson won the award in 1977.
Orel Hershiser won the award in 1988.