World Series MVP Odds: Freeman Wins World Series MVP

Freddie Freeman didn't pad his historical resume by hitting a home run in a fifth consecutive World Series game to open a Fall Classic, but he didn't need to. The Dodgers slugger was the toughest out on the roster as L.A. won its eighth championship.

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Jason Wilson • Publishing Editor
Oct 31, 2024 • 08:24 ET • 4 min read
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Freddie Freeman, nursing a bad ankle, hit a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series to give the Dodgers an early series lead. It boosted his stock in the World Series MVP odds significantly over pre-Fall Classic favorites Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, and he never looked back in the MLB odds.

He hit home runs in three straight games AFTER that and was the runaway favorite as long as the Dodgers didn't choke in epic fashion. He was named World Series MVP after L.A. won Game 5 in the Bronx.

World Series 2024 MVP odds

Player DraftKings FanDuel bet365
Dodgers Freddie Freeman -900 -900 -1,000
Yankees Anthony Volpe  +1,700 +1,700 +1,600
Yankees Juan Soto +3,500 +3,400 +2,500
Yankees Giancarlo Stanton  +4,000 +3,200 +2,800
Yankees Aaron Judge  +5,500 +10,000 +6,000
Yankees Jazz Chisholm +6,500 +13,000 +8,000
Yankees Gleyber Torres +6,500 +6,500 +20,000
Yankees Gerrit Cole +6,500 +29,000 +10,000

Odds as of 10-30.

There are essentially two narratives at play here. Freddie Freeman is winning World Series MVP with relative ease once the Los Angeles Dodgers win. He's the first player in MLB history to hit a home run in each of the first four games of a single World Series and he's gone yard in six straight Fall Classic games dating back to his time with the Atlanta Braves.

If, however, by some miracle, the New York Yankees storm back and win despite trailing 3-0, then one of their players will get the honors. Anthony Volpe is drawing the shortest odds after clubbing his grand slam in Game 4 that ultimately served as the difference maker, but there could easily be a case for Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton, or even Aaron Judge, depending on how things play out.

Freeman has been so impressive that there's an argument in favor of him being just the second player to ever win World Series MVP on a losing team (the other being Bobby Richardson in 1960), but that seems extremely unlikely if the Yankees pull off the improbable comeback.

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How is the World Series MVP decided?

The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player Award is decided by a committee of media members and officials attending the final game.

The honor is awarded to the player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance during the World Series — performance during earlier postseason rounds does not count toward this award.

The World Series MVP can be given to a player from either the winning or losing team, although a player from the losing team winning the award has only happened once (Bobby Richardson, NYY, 1960).

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How to read World Series MVP odds

The World Series MVP odds are displayed in a list format with corresponding odds for each player considered an MVP candidate. The odds will reflect the implied probability of that player winning MVP.

Most sportsbooks in North America will list World Series MVP odds in American format:

  • Jose Altuve -120
  • Bryce Harper +187

This means that a $100 bet on Altuve would profit $83 (or a $120 bet would win $100), while a $100 bet on Harper would profit $187. Use our odds converter to switch American odds to decimal or fractional and to see how much you could win using different odds.

World Series MVP history

The World Series MVP Award has been handed out to the player deemed to have had the greatest impact on his team's performance during the championship series every year starting in 1955. Prior to the 2017 postseason, the award was renamed in honor of Willie Mays in remembrance of the hall-of-famer's historic catch in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player Award trophy is a wooden pedestal topped by a bronze sculpture of Mays making the iconic catch.

Pitchers have won the award 29 times (four times by relief pitchers), including 12 of the first 14 years from 1955 to 1968. More recently, dating back to 2004, the award has been won 17 of the last 20 years by non-pitchers.

Position Total
Pitcher 29
Outfielder 11
Third baseman 10
Shortstop 8
Catcher 7
First baseman 4
Designated hitter 3
Second baseman 1

Betting has only been available on the World Series MVP Award since 2003. The table below lists those winners, in addition to their odds to win before the World Series began.

Year MVP winner MVP odds Position
2024 Freddie Freeman +3,000 1B
2023 Corey Seager +475 SS
2022 Jeremy Pena +2,500 SS
2021 Jorge Soler +3,500 RF
2020 Corey Seager +800 SS
2019 Stephen Strasburg +1,950 SP
2018 Steve Pearce +5,500 LF/1B
2017 George Springer +2,200 CF
2016 Ben Zobrist +1,500 2B/OF
2015 Salvador Perez +2,500 C
2014 Madison Bumgarner +700 SP
2013 David Ortiz +900 DH/1B
2012 Pablo Sandoval +1,200 3B
2011 David Freese +1,000 3B/1B
2010 Edgar Renteria +3,300 SS
2009 Hideki Matsui +800 (field) OF
2008 Cole Hamels +600 SP
2007 Mike Lowell +1,200 3B
2006 David Eckstein +1,500 SS
2005 Jermaine Dye +1,000 RF
2004 Manny Ramirez +500 LF

World Series MVP trends

  • Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson (1960) is the only player to win World Series MVP honors while playing for the losing team.
  • The World Series MVP award has been awarded to a pitcher 42% of the time since its inception.
  • In 2022, the Houston Astros’ Jeremy Pena became just the third rookie ever to win the World Series MVP award.
  • Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, and Reggie Jackson are the only players to win the World Series MVP award more than once.

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