Corey Seager hits rare double as World Series and LCS MVP

Corey Ser hit a rare October double, becoming Most Valuable Player of World Series after earning hor for League Championship Series.

Just as Orel Hershiser did when Los Angeles Dodgers won ir previous World Series title in 1988.

Ser batted .400 with two homers, five RBIs and six walks against Tampa Bay Rays, including a sixth-inning grounder that allowed Mookie Betts to speed home from third base with go-ahead run Tuesday night in Game 6. star shortstop jumped into arms of second baseman Kiké Hernández after Julio Urías struck out Willy Adames to end a 3-1 win that clinched championship.

Ser hit .310 with five homers and 11 RBIs in seven-game win over Atlanta in NL Championship Series, including three homers as Dodgers fought off elimination in Games 5 and 6. He drove in runs in five consecutive plate appearances, starting with his last two at-bats in Game 2, matching a feat that had been accomplished only by Houston’s Carlos Beltrán in 2004.

previous MVP of both a League Championship Series and World Series in same year was San Francisco pitcher Madison Bumgarner in 2014. Only eight players have done it — all National Leaguers.

Ser finished postseason batting .328 (22 for 67) with eight homers, 20 RBIs and 11 walks. or players to win LCS and Series MVP in one year were Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell (1979), St. Louis’ Darrell Porter (1982), Hershiser, Marlins’ Livan Hernandez (2003), Philadelphia’s Cole Hamels (2008), Cardinals’ David Freese (2011) and Bumgarner.

Ser was 18th overall pick in 2012 amateur draft and just 21 when he debuted in September 2015. He became a unanimous pick for 2016 NL Rookie of Year after hitting .308 with 26 homers and 72 RBIs, n made his second straight All-Star team in 2017, when he batted .295 with 22 homers and 77 RBIs.

Ser missed 2017 NL Championship Series because of a back injury, n returned for World Series against Houston and hit .222 (6 for 27) with four RBIs. He had a two-run homer off Justin Verlander in Dodgers’ 5-3 loss in Game 3 and was 1 for 4 with game-ending grounder against Charlie Morton in 5-1 defeat in Game 7.

Ser n missed entire 2018 postseason when he did t play after April 29 due to a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow that required Tommy John surgery. He also underwent left hip surgery.

When he returned for 2019, he was slowed by a strained left hamstring that sidelined him from mid-June until mid-July but still tied for National League lead with 44 doubles. n he hit a team-best .307 with 15 homers and 41 RBIs in this pandemic-shortened season.

highlight of regular season came Aug. 17, when he played against his bror, Seattle third baseman Kyle Ser, for first time in majors and y became first brors to homer in same game since San Diego’s César Crespo and San Francisco’s Felipe Crespo on June 7, 2001.

Im credits: AP