Brewers win first World Series behind MVP William Contreras

The Milwaukee Brewers have won their first World Series, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in five games.

The final stroke on a magnificent season -- they had the best record in baseball -- came at Tropicana Field on Wednesday in a 4-1 victory that completed a 4-1 series victory.

The MVP of the World Series was Milwaukee catcher William Contreras, who was dazzling behind the plate -- 10 of 13 on ABS challenges -- and stellar with a .321 average at the plate.

Contreras joins a listen of legends and some players who were less than that but delivered in the Fall Classic to earn MVP honors.

2001, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Arizona Diamondbacks

Stats: Johnson: 3-0, 19 strikeouts; Schilling 1-0, 26 strikeouts

Stats: 1-1 record, 19 strikeouts, 2 earned runs over 16 1/3 innings

2006, David Eckstein, St. Louis Cardinals

2008, Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies

2010, Edgar Renteria, San Francisco Giants

Stats: .348 average, game-tying triple in Game 6 and home run to win it in 11th

2012, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants

Stats: .500 batting average, 3 home runs in Game 1

2014, Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants

Stats: 2-0 record and 1 save in 3 appearances

2015, Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals

Stats: .357 average, go-ahead RBI double in Game 7

2019, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

Stats: .300 batting average, 3 go-ahead home runs

2024, Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers

Stats: .300 batting average, 10th inning grand slam in Game 1

2025, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers

Stats: 3-0 record over 2 starts and 1 relief appearance

2026: William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers

Stats: .321 average, caught 4 runners stealing