Pearce MVP

Steve Pearce of the Red Sox received the 2018 World Series MVP award:

The well-traveled Pearce wound up as the World Series MVP on Sunday night after hitting two home runs that sent Boston over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 5.

“Baseball’s a funny game,” he said. “The longer you stay in the game, great things can happen.”

For a guy who just kept on truckin’ around the majors, he now has something shiny to show for it — a bright red truck, presented to him on the infield dirt as a most unlikely MVP.

It was an impressive 16 plate appearances, as Pearce reached base eight times and all four hits went for extra bases. Although he was brought on to the team to hit left-handed pitching, most of his damage in the series came against right-handers. He was 2 for 2 with a walk in close and late situations.

The fact that any player can be the hero is one of the things that separate baseball from other sports.

from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2END58M