World Series MVP odds 2026: William Contreras or Jackson Chourio?

With the Milwaukee Brewers nearing their first championship, stars William Contreras and Jackson Chourio have emerged as the favorites to be named World Series MVP. Contreras, the 28-year-old catcher, has shown himself to be one of Major League Baseball's premier catchers in the postseason, gunning

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With the Milwaukee Brewers nearing their first championship, stars William Contreras and Jackson Chourio have emerged as the favorites to be named World Series MVP.

Contreras, the 28-year-old catcher, has shown himself to be one of Major League Baseball's premier catchers in the postseason, gunning down would-be base-stealers and correctly challenging balls and strikes – in addition to his exploits at the plate.

Meanwhile, the 22-year-old Chourio started the World Series 8-for-13 with three stolen bases as the Brewers close in on a dream October ending.

Here's a look at the latest World Series MVP odds:

World Series MVP odds

List of World Series MVPs by year

2025: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2024: Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2023: Corey Seager (Texas Rangers)
2022: Jeremy Peña (Houston Astros)
2021: Jorge Soler (Atlanta Braves)
2020: Corey Seager (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2019: Stephen Strasburg (Washington Nationals)
2018: Steve Pearce (Boston Red Sox)
2017: George Springer (Houston Astros)
2016: Ben Zobrist (Chicago Cubs)
2015: Salvador Pérez (Kansas City Royals)
2014: Madison Bumgarner (San Francisco Giants)
2013: David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox)
2012: Pablo Sandoval (San Francisco Giants)
2011: David Freese (St. Louis Cardinals)
2010: Edgar Rentería (San Francisco Giants)
2009: Hideki Matsui (New York Yankees)
2008: Cole Hamels (Philadelphia Phillies)
2007: Mike Lowell (Boston Red Sox)
2006: David Eckstein (St. Louis Cardinals)

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