1 MADISON BUMGARNER NAMED 2014 WORLD SERIES MVP Madison Bumgarner was already established as a clutch pitcher in 2014 Then the 25-year-old left-hander turned in one of the best performances in World Series history Bumgarner was the Most Valuable Player MVP of the 2014 World Series win against the Kansas City Royals He won Game 1 with a strong effort Then he threw a complete-game shutout in Game 5 Soon people began talking about whether Bumgarner could help the Giants by pitching an inning or two in Game 7 But he did much more than that He pitched the final five innings of Game 7 preserving a 3-2 lead the entire time to clinch San Francisco’s third World Series in five years In three world championship runs Bumgarner was the winning pitcher 4 1 The number of runs Bumgarner allowed in 21 innings pitched in the 2014 World Series Birth date August 1 1989 Birthplace Hickory North Carolina Height 6 feet 5 1 96 m Weight 235 pounds 107 kg Team San Francisco Giants 2009 Breakthrough Season Won 13 games in 2010 then pitched eight scoreless innings in Game 4 as San Francisco won its first World Series against the Texas Rangers Awards 2014 World Series MVP
in seven postseason games And his performance in Game 7 of the 2014 series was the longest save in World Series history In his younger days Bumgarner led South Caldwell High School of Hudson North Carolina to two straight state championship games He was named the state’s Gatorade High School Player of the Year as a senior pitcher and he hit a game-clinching BEST ERA Through 2014 Bumgarner had the best career World Series earned run average ERA of any pitcher in Major League Baseball MLB history with at least 25 innings He allowed just one earned run in 36 World one earned ru Series innings for a 0 25 Series innings ERA Before Bumgarner ERA Before Bu Jack Billingham held the Jack Billingham record with a 0 36 ERA for record with a the Cincinnati Reds between the Cincinnati 1972 and 1976 1972 and 1976 walk-off home run in the state final The Giants took Bumgarner with the tenth pick of the 2007 draft He made it to the big leagues two years later Bumgarner pitches in 2011 5
2 MIGUEL CABRERA WINS THE TRIPLE CROWN Cabrera has always produced as a hitter In each of his first 11 seasons he received votes for the league’s MVP Cabrera was the AL MVP as a member of the Detroit Tigers in 2012 and again in 2013 CABRERA’S FIRST WALK-OFF Cabrera had a special finish to his first major league game in 2003 He hit a home run to win the game for his team He became the third player since 1900 to hit a walk-off home run in his first major-league game Miguel Cabrera has had a bat in his hand since his youngest days He grew up in a family of baseball and softball players He even lived next to a ballpark Cabrera began his minor league baseball career as a shortstop He was called up by the Florida Marlins in 2003 As a rookie he played left field and third base He has also been a right fielder first baseman and designated hitter Cabrera can do it all He has a Triple Crown to prove it That means he led his league in home runs runs batted in RBI and batting average in the same year Cabrera led the American League AL in each in 2012 He hit 44 home runs He drove in 139 runs His batting average was 330 The Triple Crown shows Cabrera is a skilled hitter He gets on base often His hits are also powerful and timely 6
Cabrera prepares to swing during a 2011 game 44 Number of home runs Cabrera hit in 2012 Birth Date April 18 1983 Birthplace Maracay Venezuela Teams Florida Marlins 2003 07 Detroit Tigers 2008 Height 6 feet 4 1 93 m Weight 240 pounds 109 kg Breakthrough Season Won the World Series with the Florida Marlins as rookie in 2003 Awards AL MVP 2012 and 2013 7
