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Originally Posted by Huckleberry
Disagree completely. A team's loss doesn't mean a specific individual player wasn't more individually valuable than anyone else in the series. If you stuck 2013 Mike Trout on the 2013 Astros and had them play a championship series against the 2013 Red Sox you're basically saying that there is absolutely nothing he could do to be the most valuable player in the series.
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Agreed. This is based on the definition and requirements for MVP:
In sports, a
most valuable player (
MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the
best-performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests.
This is regardless of whether the team wins or loses. It is based on individual performance.
Winner of MVP while on losing teams in professional sports include:
Chuck Howell - NFL - 1971
Jerry West - NBA finals - 1969
Bobby Richardson - MLB World Series - 1960