How Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and 3 other former MVPs will make history in the World Series
There will be plenty of star power on the diamond when the first pitch goes out in the 2024 World Series.
The main event is obviously the two likely MVPs of the National League and American League, Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, finally going against one another after playing in the same league for so many years.
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But, despite how large of a headline is, their matchup is only just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the talent that’ll be on display in this series.
There will be five former MVPs taking the field during the 2024 World Series, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney. That list includes:
- Shohei Ohtani (2021 AL MVP, 2023 AL MVP)
- Aaron Judge (2022 AL MVP)
- Mookie Betts (2018 AL MVP)
- Freddie Freeman (2020 NL MVP)
- Giancarlo Stanton (2017 NL MVP)
GOAT POTENTIAL: This World Series has the potential to be one of the best we’ve ever seen.
We should assume that all five players will play at some point during the game. When that happens, they’ll become the most former MVPs to play in a single World Series ever, according to Olney.
The previous record set was four, with the last time coming in the 1971 World Series between the Orioles and Pirates.
From @EliasSports: There are five former MVPs on the World Series rosters of these teams: Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Shohei Ohtani. If all five play in a game, which is expected, that would be the most former MVPs playing in one World…
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) October 25, 2024
Let’s look forward to seeing some history made in Game 1.