List of World Series MVPs Winners by Year, History 1995-2025

MLB World Series MVP award winners list by year, Most wins, stats, History Since 1955

 — The Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees to claims the 2025 MLB World Series Champions for second straight year.

 First baseman Freddie Freeman took home MVP honors after one of the most impressive World Series performances in recent memory. Homering in the first four games of the series and driving in 12 runs (tying the record for a single Fall Classic), the 35-year-old made sure the Dodgers would take home the Commissioner’s Trophy.

Earlier, Freeman broke records by homering in the first four games and matched a Fall Classic mark with 12 RBIs to power the Dodgers past the New York Yankees for their second championship in five years.

The world series winners award was renamed the Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player Award beginning in 2018.

MLB has awarded the World Series MVP since 1955. So with that in mind, how many of the 69 previous World Series winners can you name in six-10 minutes?



The Major League Baseball World Series Most Valuable Player winners is awarded at the conclusion of the Fall Classic since world series mvp award Inaugurated in 1955 to-date-2025.

List of MLB World Series MVPs past winners by year, Most wins, History 1955-2025.

Below for a complete list of past winners of MLB World Series MVPs 1955 to 2025.


2020s


2025: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pitcher 

2024: Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles (NL)

2023: Corey Seager, Texas Rangers (AL)

2022: Jeremy Peña, Houston Astros, Rookie
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br /> 2021: Jorge Soler, Braves, Outfielder

2020: Corey Seager, Dodgers, Shortstop



2010s

2019: Stephen Strasburg, Nationals, Pitcher

2018: Steve Pearce, Red Sox, First baseman

2017: George Springer, Astros, Outfielder

2016: Ben Zobrist, Cubs, Outfielder

2015: Salvador Perez, Royals, Catcher

2014: Madison Bumgarner, Giants, Pitcher

2013: David Ortiz, Red Sox, Designated Hitter

2012: Pablo Sandoval, Giants, Third baseman

2011: David Freese, Cardinals, Third baseman

2010: Edgar Renteria, Giants, Shortstop



2000s

2009: Hideki Matsui, Yankees, Designated hitter

2008: Cole Hamels, Phillies, Starting pitcher

2007: Mike Lowell, Red Sox, Third baseman

2006: David Eckstein, Cardinals, Shortstop

2005: Jermaine Dye, White Sox, Outfielder

2004: Manny Ramirez, Red Sox, Outfielder

2003: Josh Beckett, Marlins, Starting pitcher

2002: Troy Glaus, Angels, Third baseman

2001: Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, Diamondbacks, Starting pitchers

2000: Derek Jeter, Yankees, Shortstop



1990s

1999: Mariano Rivera, Yankees, Relief pitcher

1998: Scott Brosius, Yankees, Third baseman

1997: Livan Hernandez, Marlins, Pitcher

1996: John Wetteland, Yankees, Relief pitcher

1995: Tom Glavine, Braves, Pitcher

1994: No World Series

1993: Paul Monitor, Blue Jays, DH/1B/3B

1992: Pat Borders, Blue Jays, Catcher

1991: Jack Morris, Twins, Starting pitcher

1990: Jose Rijo, Reds, Pitcher



1980s

1989: Dave Stewart, Athletics, Pitcher

1988: Orel Hershiser, Dodgers, Pitcher

1987: Frank Viola, Twins, Pitcher

1986: Ray Knight, Mets, Third baseman

1985: Bret Saberhagen, Royals, Pitcher

1984: Alan Trammell, Tigers, Shortstop

1983: Rick Dempsey, Orioles, Catcher

1982: Darrell Porter, Cardinals, Catcher

1981: Steve Yeager, Dodgers, Catcher

1980: Mike Schmidt, Phillies, Third baseman



1970s

1979: Willie Stargell, Pirates, First baseman

1978: Bucky Dent, Yankees, Shortstop

1977: Reggie Jackson, Yankees, Outfielder

1976: Johnny Bench, Reds, Catcher

1975: Pete Rose, Reds, Third baseman

1974: Rollie Fingers, Athletics, Relief pitcher

1973: Reggie Jackson, Athletics, Outfielder

1972: Gene Tenace, Athletics, Catcher

1971: Roberto Clemente, Pirates, Outfielder

1970: Brooks Robinson, Orioles, Third baseman



1960s

1969: Donn Clendenon, Mets, First Baseman

1968: Mickey Lolich, Tigers, Pitcher

1967: Bob Gibson, Cardinals, Pitcher

1966: Frank Robinson, Orioles, Outfielder

1965: Sandy Koufax, Dodgers, Pitcher

1964: Bob Gibson, Cardinals, Pitcher

1963: Sandy Koufax, Dodgers, Pitcher

1962: Ralph Terry, Yankees, Pitcher

1961: Whitey Ford, Yankees, Pitcher

1960: Bobby Richardson, Yankees, Second baseman



1950s

1959: Larry Sherry, Dodgers, Relief pitcher

1958: Bob Turley, Yankees, Pitcher

1957: Lew Burdette, Braves, Pitcher

1956: Don Larsen, Yankees, Pitcher

1955: Johnny Podres, Dodgers, Pitcher

Who won the Most MLB World Series awards, multiple world series MVP winners.?

Sandy Koufax and Jack Morris are the only players to win the Babe Ruth Award twice ---- while Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson and Sandy Koufax (again) are the only three players to wins World Series Most Valuable Player Award multiple times (Twice).

World Series MVP award has been won by a pitcher 29 times, the most among all positions.


Yankees Basemen, Bobby Richardson (1960 World Series) is the only recipient who has won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award while playing on the losing team.

Who won the 2024 MLB World Series MVP award .?

 The 2024 World Series Champions Los Angeles Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named the 2025 World Series MVP after an extraordinary performance that will go down among the greatest in Los Angeles Dodgers and Fall Classic history. 

In Game 7, Yamamoto came out of the bullpen just one day after throwing 96 pitches in Game 6, delivering 2⅔ scoreless innings of relief to seal Los Angeles’ 5–4 win in 11 innings. He escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, retired the side in the tenth, and worked around a leadoff double by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the 11th to finish the job and clinch the championship.

World Series MVP 2023:  The 2023 World Series Champions Texas Rangers Shortstop, Jorge SolerNathan Eovaldi pitched six gritty innings, Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh.

Has a rookie ever won LCS & world series mvp award in same year.?

Yes! Astros' Jeremy Peña has becomes the first-ever rookie position hitter to win World Series MVP award in same season.

Pena also won a Gold Glove and was the AL Championship Series MVP. The 25-year-old shortstop became the first hitter to win those three prizes in a career,


The only other player to win an LCS MVP award, World Series MVP and a Gold Glove during their career was pitcher Orel Hershiser, who took all three prizes with the Dodgers in 1988.

List of MLB World Series MVPS Winners by team

A total of 23 teams have had World Series MVPs. The New York Yankees lead the way with 12 different MVPs and 19 teams have multiple winners. The complete list of teams with World Series MVPs is below:

New York Yankees - 12 MVPs

Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers - 10

St. Louis Cardinals - 5

Boston Red Sox - 4

Oakland Athletics - 4

Baltimore Orioles - 3

Cincinnati Reds - 3

Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves - 3

San Francisco Giants - 3

Arizona Diamondbacks - 2

Detroit Tigers - 2

Florida Marlins - 2

Houston Astros - 2

Kansas City Royals - 2

Minnesota Twins - 2

New York Mets - 2

Philadelphia Phillies - 2

Pittsburgh Pirates - 2

Toronto Blue Jays - 2

Anaheim Angels - 1

Chicago Cubs - 1

Chicago White Sox - 1

Washington Nationals - 1

MLB World Series MVPs Winners by position

Players at eight positions have secured the World Series MVP award with pitchers being the most popular selection. Pitchers have won 29 World Series MVPs. Check out the complete list below:

Pitcher - 30 MVP Awards

Third baseman - 10

Outfielder - 9

Catcher - 7

Shortstop - 7

Designated hitter - 3

First baseman - 4

Second baseman - 1

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