

Bobby Richardson of the 1960 New York Yankees is the only player in World Series history to be named MVP despite being on the losing team and as the second basemen in the same year. From 1987 until 1991, all of the World Series MVPs were pitchers, and, since 1995, pitchers have won the award nine times. Twelve of the first fourteen World Series MVPs were won by pitchers from 1969 until 1986, the proportion of pitcher MVPs declined- Rollie Fingers (1974) and Bret Saberhagen (1985) were the only two pitchers to win the award in this period. Pitchers have been named Series MVP twenty-nine (29) times four of them were relief pitchers. On September 29, 2017, it was renamed in honor of Willie Mays in remembrance of the 63rd anniversary of The Catch. The award was first presented in 1955 as the SPORT Magazine Award, but is now decided during the final game of the Series by a committee of reporters and officials present at the game. The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the World Series, which is the final round of the MLB postseason. Jackson hit five home runs in the 1977 World Series, and took the nickname "Mr.

Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson won the 19 World Series MVPs.
