{"id":115436,"date":"2025-11-02T01:21:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T01:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=115436"},"modified":"2025-11-02T01:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T01:21:03","slug":"david-ortiz-makes-stance-clear-on-world-series-mvp-if-dodgers-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=115436","title":{"rendered":"David Ortiz Makes Stance Clear On World Series MVP If Dodgers Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>Could Game 7 change Big Papi&#8217;s mind though?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleHeaderDetails\">\n<p>Colin Keane 10 Hours Ago2 Min Read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<div><main id=\"mainContent\" role=\"main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-2046898\">\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleContentDetails\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz \u2014 now an analyst for FOX \u2014 already has his pick for World Series MVP \u2026 that is, if the Los Angeles Dodgers win Game 7 on Saturday night. During FOX\u2019s postgame coverage of LA\u2019s 3-1 win in Game 6, Ortiz shared his pick: Yoshinobu Yamamoto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to make myself clear: if the Dodgers win the World Series tomorrow, Yamamoto is my MVP,\u201d Ortiz said. \u201cWithout a doubt \u2026 the Dodgers (would not be) where they are without him. \u2026 (Their) confidence level raised up today because he was on the mound. This is a guy that, the other day, two days after his (complete game) outing, he was ready to come out of the bullpen. \u2026 This is a real trooper right here.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to disagree with Big Papi. After a complete game win in Game 2, Yamamoto threw six innings of one-run ball on Friday. His 2025 World Series stats currently sit at 2-0 with an ERA of 1.20 and 14 strikeouts in the two appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz wasn\u2019t kidding about Yamamoto\u2019s readiness to pitch in Game 3, either. As that game entered the 18th inning, Yamamoto \u2014 after affirming to LA that he was available to pitch \u2014 was actually sent to go start warming up by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. Freddie Freeman ensured that Yamamoto never had to take the mound that night, however.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the World Series moves to its final game, Yamamoto is ironically the only pitcher unavailable to the Dodgers, a status reiterated by Roberts during postgame interviews on Friday. Shohei Ohtani will reportedly start Game 7 for LA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b31c38d3071b3e4e4659ad7416c68232?s=96&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" alt=\"David Ortiz Makes Stance Clear On World Series MVP If Dodgers Win\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>Colin Keane<\/h3>\n<p>Colin Keane is a contributing journalist for NESN. He graduated from Villanova University with a Major degree in English and a Minor degree in Business. Covering NBA, MLB, NFL and college basketball, he has written for various outlets including OnSI and FanSided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured image via Kirby Lee\/Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOX analyst and Red Sox legend David Ortiz already has his pick in place for the World Series MVP, assuming the Dodgers win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":115437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>David Ortiz Makes Stance Clear On World Series MVP If Dodgers Win - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=115436\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"David Ortiz Makes Stance Clear On World Series MVP If Dodgers Win - 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