Milwaukee’s William Contreras wins World Series MVP with .381 average, 10 ABS overturns
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
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- Contreras became the eighth catcher voted the World Series MVP after lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series championship.
- He had a run-scoring double during Milwaukee's clinching 4-1 victory in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
- (AP) – Venezuela's flag draped around him, flashing a wide smile and filled with pride, William Contreras was willing to boast.
- I don't want to offend any of the other catchers in the league.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Venezuela's flag draped around him, flashing a wide smile and filled with pride, William Contreras was willing to boast.
"I don't want to offend any of the other catchers in the league. The last thing I want to do is offend any of them, " he remarked, speaking through a translator. "But sitting up here today, champion of the world, I feel like I'm the best catcher in the league. Again, that's no disrespect to any of them. That's the last thing I want to do. But today I feel like I'm the best catcher in the world."
Leader of the small-market Brewers, the 28-year-old hit.381 while guiding his pitching staff, throwing out four attempted base stealers and winning 10 of 13 appeals in the first Series with the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system. He had a run-scoring double during Milwaukee's clinching 4-1 victory in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
Taken together, the developments around milwaukees William Contreras wins World Series MVP with.381 average, 10 ABS point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
