{"id":254712,"date":"2025-11-01T14:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T14:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/254712\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T14:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T14:25:08","slug":"world-series-mvp-big-papi-thinks-yamamoto-takes-it-if-the-dodgers-win-game-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/254712\/","title":{"rendered":"World Series MVP? Big Papi Thinks Yamamoto Takes it if the Dodgers Win Game 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the Dodgers<\/a> win the World Series<\/a> on Saturday night, Big Papi sees a clearcut candidate to be the series MVP.<\/p>\n

After six more stellar innings from Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> that saw him allow one run en route to a 3-1 Dodgers win over the Blue Jays<\/a>, MLB on FOX analyst David Ortiz<\/a> said that the Japanese right-hander should be the World Series MVP if the Dodgers win Game 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I’m going to make myself clear,” Ortiz said. “If the Dodgers win the World Series tomorrow, Yamamoto is my MVP. Without a doubt.”<\/p>\n

Over the entire postseason, Yamamoto has a 1.56 ERA across 34 2\/3 innings with a 4-1 record. After a complete game in the National League Championship Series against the Brewers<\/a>, he has allowed two runs over 15 innings in the World Series on nine hits and just one walk.<\/p>\n

On Friday night, Yamamoto was undoubtedly the pitcher the Dodgers would have wanted on the mound with their season on the line. He had a 2.49 ERA across 30 regular-season starts and has been stellar all year.<\/p>\n

“I think the Dodgers wouldn\u2019t be where they are without him,” Ortiz said. “The confidence level raised up today because he\u2019s on the mound.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Yamamoto has made quite a name for himself with last year’s World Series championship and a full season of brilliance in 2025. It also helps that during the 18-inning marathon in Game 3 on Monday night, Yamamoto was in the bullpen with just one day of rest, ready to go if the game went to the 19th inning.<\/p>\n

“This is the guy that throughout the history of MLB<\/a>, you can bring him in 1940, in the \u201890s when we played, and now in 2025,” Ortiz said.<\/p>\n

“\u2026 This is a real trooper right here,” he added. “He\u2019s a beast.”<\/p>\n

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