St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols is the unanimous winner of the National League’s Most Valuable Player. He is the first repeat winner since Barry Bonds captured four in a row from 2001 to 2004. Pujols had 47 home runs, 135 RBI, 186 hits, 115 walks, a .443 OBP and a .327 batting average this past
Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player on Monday. This past season, Mauer had 191 hits, 26 home runs, 96 RBI, 76 walks, a .444 OBP and a .365 batting
For the first time since 2003 the World Series will be going at least six games as the Phillies and Yankees head back to New York with the Yankees holding a 3-2 series lead (7:57 p.m. ET, FOX). The Phillies were able to power their way to an 8-6 win in Game 5 on Monday and now will try and force a Game 7 on Thursday. The last time a World Series went seven games was in 2002 when the Angels beat the Giants. “Definitely what we expected,” said Phillies relief pitcher Ryan Madson. “When we split in New York, they were saying, ‘Did you think you were going to go 2-0?’ We knew it was going to be a tough series going in – evenly matched teams in different ways. “We’re planning on going seven games. That’s obviously the goal, and that’s the goal for any kid growing up – to go seven games in a World Series.” New York is a -200 favorite for Wednesday’s game and the total is set at 9 at SBG Global.