Chris Taylor became World Series Champion for the second time.

Former Virginia baseball star Chris Taylor helped the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in five games in the 2024 World Series. Four years after Los Angeles won the 2020 World Series title in front of limited crowds due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Taylor and the Dodgers did it again, winning a thrilling Game 5 by a score of 7-6 on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. .

In the series-clinching win, Taylor Pinch ran in the top of the ninth and hesitantly advanced to second base, but did not score. He stayed in the game and singled out left field in the bottom of the ninth, meaning Taylor was on the field when the game ended and the Dodgers won the World Series.

Although Taylor did not start any games in the World Series, he appeared in every game and finished every game; that included being on the field when Freddie Freeman hit his historic walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the tenth inning in Game 1.

This is the 11th season in the big leagues for Taylor, who spent the last eight years with the Dodgers, reaching the postseason every year. Taylor won the World Series title in 2020, was an All-Star in 2021 and was named MVP of the 2017 National League Championship Series. Taylor’s postseason resume, which now includes 80 career postseason games, includes a three-run performance in Game 5 of the 2021 NLCS.

Taylor once again took on a do-it-all reliever role with the Dodgers. In 87 games during this regular season, Taylor made 56 starts and appeared at second base 21 times, third base 24 times, left field 48 times, and center field eight times. During this year’s postseason, Taylor had three hits and scored three runs; in addition, he filled multiple spots on the field, including second base, third base, center field, and left field; This is where he is now. two-time World Series Champion.

This is the second consecutive season that a Virginia baseball player has won the World Series. Last year, Josh Sborz pitched the final seven innings and led the Texas Rangers to win the 2023 World Series with a series-clinching victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

A total of seven former UVA baseball players won World Series championships:
-Ricky Horton: 1988 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
– Javier Lopez: 2007 (Boston Red Sox), 2010, 2012, 2014 (San Francisco Giants)
– Derek Fisher: 2017 (Houston Astros)
– Sean Doolittle: 2019 (Washington Nationals)
– Ryan Zimmerman: 2019 (Washington Nationals)
– Josh Sborz: 2023 (Texas Rangers)
– Chris Taylor: 2020, 2024 (Los Angeles Dodgers)

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