Corey Seager took his place among the legends of Major League Baseball by taking his second World Series Most Valuable Player award after sparking the Texas Rangers to the franchise’s first title.
The 29-year-old American shortstop snapped a six-inning hit drought and scored the first run on Wednesday as the Rangers beat Arizona 5-0 to take the first World Series crown in the club’s 63-year history.“Really special moment,” Seager said. “Lot of satisfaction, putting in the hours, having the focus to show up and compete every day for 162 games. That’s a hard thing to do. I’m just proud of this group to be able to do that.
He departed just over a year later, signing a 10-year contract worth $325 million with the Rangers, who were coming off a 102-loss season but determined to become a contender. Only Seager and Jackson managed the feat with two different teams and only Seager did it with clubs from the National and American leagues.
He crushed three home runs and drove in six runs during the World Series to give Texas a 4-1 win in the best-of seven showdown.“Yeah, you get nervous before the game,” Seager said. “Once it starts, you’re in the game. It’s what you want to do. It’s fun after that.”The Rangers went 11-0 on the road in the playoffs, winning the final three games over the Diamondbacks at Phoenix.“It’s just a resilient group,” said Seager. “We didn’t care where we were. We were coming out and competing.
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