Freeman broke records by homering in the first four games and matched a Fall Classic mark with his 12 RBIs, delivering yet again with a two-run single in the five-run fifth inning of the title-clinching Game 5 comeback win.
When the World Series started, it was hard to figure what Freddie Freeman would be able to provide for the Dodgers.
He left no doubt about the MVP winner.
Freeman broke records by homering in the first four games and matched a Fall Classic mark with 12 RBIs to power the Dodgers past the New York Yankees for their second championship in five years.
“That means there was a lot of my teammates on base,” Freeman said after being presented with the World Series MVP award, named in honor of Willie Mays. “I’m glad I was able to get hot at the right time.”
The popular slugger delivered yet again Wednesday night with a two-run single off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in a five-run fifth inning that helped rally the Dodgers to a clinching 7-6 victory in Game 5.
New York Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson also drove in 12 runs in 1960 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who won the championship that year on Bill Mazeroski’s famous homer that ended Game 7.
Freeman compiled his total in just five games against the Yankees, setting several World Series standards along the way.
The 35-year-old first baseman homered in each of the first four games, becoming the first player to accomplish that feat.
