on Wednesday. The Rangers shortstop received the award after coming up large for his club once again in the championship-securing victory.
In the seventh inning of a scoreless deadlock at Chase Field in Phoenix, Seager broke up Zac Gallen's no-hit bid with a leadoff single.Seager tallied six hits, three homers, six RBIs and three walks over the five games against Arizona. His first hit of the World Series was of the clutch variety as well.With Texas trailing by two in the bottom of the ninth in Game 1, Seager crushed a two-run homer off closer Paul Sewald. It marked the first runs Sewald allowed in the 2023 postseason.
Seager left Los Angeles for Texas in 2021, signing a monster 10-year, $325 deal with the Rangers. He was an All-Star in each of his first two seasons with Texas, hitting .327/.390/.623 with 33 homers and 96 RBIs this season. The 29-year-old continued to produce in the postseason, racking up 21 hits, six homers, 12 RBIs and 15 walks over 18 games.