The NLCS MVP award was given to an unheralded utility player who hadn't played due to injury when he was acquired by the Dodgers in a July trade.

October has absolutely delivered thus far for baseball fans. We've seen 38 playoff games and hopefully seven more are coming as the Dodgers and Yankees meet in the Fall Classic. We've seen plenty of late-inning fireworks and a lot of offense.

One day after the New York Yankees punched the first ticket to the World Series, beating the Cleveland Guardians in 10 innings, the Dodgers defeated the New York Mets in resounding fashion in their return to Dodger Stadium to secure the NLCS Game 6 win, advancing to the Fall Classic and ending the Mets' magical playoff run.