Over 60 years of MVPs: A list of all MLB World Series MVP award winners through the years

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Every year, the MLB season wraps up with the World Series, the best of seven-game series where the champions of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) face off. The team who wins the best of seven series becomes the World Series champions, although, that is not the only title that can be won. 

The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player Award, as it was renamed in 2017, is another honor in the world of baseball. The award was first given in 1955 to Johnny Podres, a pitcher for the Dodgers. When the award was first given, it was distributed by the editors of Sport Magazine. Now, a much larger pool of individuals have a say in who takes home the title. The recipient of the World Series MVP award is decided in a collaboration of fans who vote, members of the media and MLB officials. 

Read below for a list of past World Series MVPs.

In recent years, two shortstops, Jeremy Peña of the Houston Astros and Corey Seager of the Dodgers took home the MVP award. The World Series of 2020, 2021 and 2022 all went to six games. 

HISTORY OF THE MLB: FROM EARLY BASEBALL BEGINNINGS TO MONUMENTAL MOMENTS 

Atlanta Braves Jorge Soler, right, celebrates his home run with Freddie Freeman during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

2022: Jeremy Peña, Houston Astros, Shortstop 

2021: Jorge Soler, Atlanta Braves, Outfielder

2020: Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers, Shortstop

The Giants had three World Series wins during this time period, with their first in 2010, a second in 2012 and a third in 2014. 

Overall, the MVP