Latino World Series MVPs: From Clemente to Springer
By Tab Bamford
Since 1955, the first year a World Series Most Valuable Player Award was given, there have been 14 Latino players to earn the hallowed distinction. Roberto Clemente was the first in 1971; five Latinos have been named MVP since 2010.
Will another name be added to this list in the coming days?
1971 – Roberto Clemente
Puerto Rico
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles
7 games, .414/.452/.759, 3 R, 12 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI
1973 – Reggie Jackson
Puerto Rico
Oakland A’s vs New York Mets
7 games, .310/.355/.586, 3 R, 9 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI
1977 – Reggie Jackson
Puerto Rico
NY Yankees vs LA DODGERS
6 games, .450/.542/1.250, 10 R, 9 H, 5 HR, 8 RBI
1981 – Pedro Guerrero
Dominican Republic
LA Dodgers vs NY Yankees
6 games, .333/.417/.762, 2 R, 7 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI
1990 – José Rijo
Dominican Republic
Cincinnati vs Oakland
2 games started, 2-0, 15.1 IP, 1 ER, 9 H, 5 BB, 14 Ks
1997 – Liván Hernández
Cuba
Florida vs Cleveland
2 games started, 2-0, 13.2 IP, 8 ER, 15 H, 10 BB, 7 Ks
1999 – Mariano Rivera
Panama
NY Yankees vs Atlanta
3 games, 1-0, 2 saves, 4.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 Ks
2004 – Manny Ramírez
Dominican Republic
Boston vs. St. Louis
4 games, .412/.500/.588, 2 R, 7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI
2007 – Mike Lowell
Puerto Rico
Boston vs.Colorado
4 games, .400/.500/.800, 6 R, 6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI
2010 – Edgar Rentería
Colombia
San Francisco vs. Texas
5 games, .412/.444/.765, 6 R, 7 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI
2012 – Pablo Sandoval
Venezuela
San Francisco vs. Detroit
4 games, .500/.529/1.125, 3 R, 8 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI
2013 – David Ortiz
Dominican Republic
Boston vs. St. Louis
6 games, .688/.760/1.188, 7 R, 11 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI
2015 – Salvador Pérez
Venezuela
Kansas City vs. NY MEts
5 games, .364/.391/.455, 3 R, 8 H, 2 RBI
2017 – George Springer
Puerto Rico / Panama
Houston vs. LA Dodgers
7 games, .379/.471/.1.000, 8 R, 11 H, 5 HR, 7 RBI