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Author: Anthony Vlahovic
Last Updated: 05 November, 2025
2025 World Series MVP Odds
Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named the 2025 World Series MVP, recording three wins across the seven-game series. Now, Yamamoto and the Dodgers will look to make their way back to the World Series in 2026. However, with plenty of star players looking to lead their team to the promised land, LA's path to a repeat will not be easy.
This market can offer significant value when betting early or taking chances throughout the series, but it can also carry substantial risk. Down below, we'll keep bettors updated on all 2026 World Series MVP odds movements once the market is opened up on the top sportsbooks.
2025 World Series MVP Winner - Yoshinobu Yamamoto
The Dodgers used the blank-check method when building their starting rotation, which earned them their second World Series title in a row. One of their significant free agent acquisitions last season, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, had a strong postseason in 2024, including 6.1 impressive innings in his first World Series game. This season, though, Yamamoto took his postseason success to another level.
In Game Two, Yamamoto spun a complete game with one earned run allowed on four hits with eight strikeouts. Six days later, the right-hander would make his second start, in which he again allowed just one earned run on five hits to save the Dodgers' season and force a Game Seven. Yamamoto wasn't done there, though, as he came out of the bullpen in Game Seven to throw 2.2 shutout innings, earning his third win of the series and clinching a second consecutive title for the Dodgers.
Overall, Yamamoto finished the series 3-0 with 15 strikeouts and a 1.02 ERA over 17.2 innings. In just his second World Series, the Dodgers' saving grace became the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2001 to win three games in one World Series, but he became the first ever pitcher to win all three games on the road.
What the 2025 World Series MVP Odds Were
Player | Before G1 odds | Before G6 odds | Before G7 odds (Nov. 1) |
|---|---|---|---|
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD) (WINNER) | +3000 | +1300 | +600 |
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) | +155 | +250 | -105 |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) | +600 | -195 | +130 |
George Springer (TOR) | +1000 | - | - |
Mookie Betts (LAD) | +1400 | +40,000 | - |
Freddie Freeman (LAD) | +1500 | +8000 | - |
Teoscar Hernandez (LAD) | +1700 | +40,000 | - |
Addison Barger (TOR) | +4000 | +4000 | +3500 |
Trey Yesavage | +5000 | +6500 | +3000 |
Past World Series MVP Winners & Odds
Season - Player | Team | Opening odds |
|---|---|---|
2025 - Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Los Angeles Dodgers | +3000 |
2024 - Freddie Freeman | Los Angeles Dodgers | +2700 |
2023 - Corey Seager | Texas Rangers | +475 |
2022 - Jeremy Pena | Houston Astros | +1800 |
2021 - Jorge Soler | Atlanta Braves | +3500 |
2020 - Corey Seager | Los Angeles Dodgers | +800 |
2019 - Stephan Strasburg | Washington Nationals | +1950 |
2018 - Steve Pearce | Boston Red Sox | +5500 |
2017 - George Springer | Houston Astros | +2200 |
2016 - Ben Zobrist | Chicago Cubs | +1500 |
2015 - Salvador Perez | Kansas City Royals | +2500 |
2014 - Madison Bumgarner | San Francisco Giants | +700 |
History of Bullpen MVPs: Rare Wins, Big Payouts
Taking home the World Series MVP award is one of the most distinguished honors a baseball player can receive. In the history of the Fall Classic, there have been 73 MVPs named, and out of those 73, pitchers have taken home 30 of them, which is the most by a position. However, most of those pitchers secured the award early in the sport's history, as only seven pitchers have won it since 2000, the most recent being Yoshinobu Yamamoto in 2025.
Now, out of those seven winners since 2000, none were relief pitchers, which means the last reliever to win World Series MVP was Mariano Rivera in 1999. Rivera is one of only four relief pitchers to win the award, as John Wetteland, Rollie Fingers, and Larry Sherry conclude that list. These facts lead to the question of when the next time a relief pitcher will win this esteemed award, and what they need to do to secure it.
For Rivera, he went 1-0 with two saves and three strikeouts in 4 ⅔ innings. While those numbers are certainly solid, in today’s game, they would likely not be enough to win the award. In 2022, Astros closer Ryan Pressly recorded two saves and struck out five over five innings, yet it was shortstop Jeremy Pena who took home the MVP award by hitting .400.
This is not to say that a relief pitcher will never win the award again, but the stars must align perfectly. That said, bettors can always look to place a small future bet on the top relief pitcher of the team they expect to win, especially since the odds should be favorable. In 2024 alone, the Yankees and Dodgers' closers had (+20,000) odds to win the MVP for the series.
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