The Texas Rangers won their first championship on Wednesday night, ending a 52-year franchise drought behind a dominant postseason performance from Corey Seager, who was named World Series MVP after Texas beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5 at Chase Field.
For the series, Seager hit .286 (6-for-21) with three home runs, a double, three walks, six RBI and six runs scored. The three homers were the most a shortstop has hit in a single World Series.
“It’s not just me, man,” Seager said via the Dallas Morning News. “What this team did and how we competed and all the guys in there rallying, we don’t really have one leader. That whole clubhouse is the leadership.”
You wouldn't expect to hear anything else from Seager, who is always quick to praise his teammates over his own accomplishments.
So, if Seager won't talk about his accomplishments, we will.
Seager has been dynamite in the postseason throughout his career.
How good? Arguably the best ever, with his 19 home runs and 48 RBI in 78 games eclipsing the stellar stat line from the aptly named Mr. October, Reggie Jackson who hit 18 home runs with 48 RBI in 77 games.
This is also the second time Seager has won the World Series MVP award, also winning it in 2020 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
By winning the award, Seager became just the fourth player in MLB history to win the award with multiple teams, joining Jackson, Sandy Koufax, and Bob Gibson in the record books.