{"id":487807,"date":"2025-10-22T20:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T00:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/dominican-mvps-in-world-series-a-list-of-honor\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T20:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T00:24:02","slug":"dominican-mvps-in-world-series-a-list-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/dominican-mvps-in-world-series-a-list-of-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican MVPs in World Series: A List of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"UNITED STATES. The World Series is the most important event in professional baseball, and being chosen as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an achievement that few can attain.\n\n\n

You may be interested in: <\/strong>Machado, Soto, Marte and Perdomo among the Dominican finalists for the Silver Bat 2025 in the National League<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nIn MLB history, only five Dominicans have won this award in a World Series. In this article, we will review the outstanding performances of Pedro Guerrero, Jos\u00e9 Rijo, Manny Ram\u00edrez, David Ortiz, and Jeremy Pe\u00f1a, who have taken the pride of the Dominican Republic to the highest level of world baseball.\n\n\n

Pedro Guerrero: A Dream Debut<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\nIn the 1981 World Series, Pedro Guerrero became the first Dominican to win the MVP award in a World Series. Along with Ron Cey and Steve Yeager, Guerrero shared the honor of being chosen MVP of the series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. Guerrero batted .333 with two home runs and seven RBIs, demonstrating his ability as a key hitter in the postseason.\n\nJos\u00e9 Rijo: A Dominant Pitcher<\/strong><\/em>\n\nIn the 1990 World Series, Jos\u00e9 Rijo was the hero for the Cincinnati Reds in their victory over the Oakland Athletics. Rijo pitched two complete games, allowing only one earned run in 15.2 innings of work. His performance included 14 strikeouts and only 9 hits allowed. Rijo’s dominance on the mound was fundamental to the Reds winning the series in four games.\n\n\n

Manny Ram\u00edrez: A Clutch Hitter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\nIn the 2004 World Series, Manny Ram\u00edrez was key in the victory of the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Cardinals. Ram\u00edrez batted .412 with a home run and four RBIs, demonstrating his ability to hit in pressure situations. His performance helped the Red Sox win the series in four games, breaking an 86-year drought without a World Series title.\n\nDavid Ortiz: A Leader in the Postseason<\/strong><\/em>\n\nIn the 2013 World Series, David Ortiz was the leader of the Boston Red Sox in their victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Ortiz batted .688 with two home runs and six RBIs, demonstrating his ability to hit in important situations. His performance included an on-base percentage of .760 and a slugging percentage of 1.188, numbers that made him one of the most dominant hitters in the postseason.\n\nJeremy Pe\u00f1a: A Sensational Rookie<\/strong><\/em>\n\nIn the 2022 World Series, Jeremy Pe\u00f1a became the youngest player to win the MVP award in a World Series. Pe\u00f1a batted .400 with a home run and three RBIs, demonstrating his ability to hit in pressure situations. His performance included an on-base percentage of .423 and a slugging percentage of .600, numbers that made him one of the most outstanding players of the series.\n\nIn summary, these five Dominicans have demonstrated their skill and dedication in baseball, carrying the pride of the Dominican Republic to the highest level of the sport. Their performances in the World Series will be remembered by generations of baseball fans.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UNITED STATES. The World Series is the most important event in professional baseball, and being chosen as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an achievement that few can attain. You may be interested in: Machado, Soto, Marte and Perdomo among the Dominican finalists for the Silver Bat 2025 in the National League In MLB history, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5935,"featured_media":487808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[35481],"tags":[611,40231,40813,13766,40230],"class_list":["post-487807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baseball","tag-deultimominuto","tag-dominican-republic","tag-major-leagues","tag-mlb","tag-united-states"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-22TR","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/los-dominicanos-david-ortiz-y-manny-ramirez-nunca-pudieron-alzarse-con-un-mvp-en-sus-legendarias-carreras-728x485-1.webp","dum_api":{"author_name":"Frank De la Cruz","author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c2789791c75551aa59d38b206f11e1cd3cf28702e2da17d53623d90308c8ff30?s=96&d=mm&r=g","categories_name":["Baseball"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/los-dominicanos-david-ortiz-y-manny-ramirez-nunca-pudieron-alzarse-con-un-mvp-en-sus-legendarias-carreras-728x485-1.webp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5935"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}