ST. LOUIS • The Season of Freese continues.
A week after his whirlwind trip through Hollywood, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese was named this afternoon the winner of the Babe Ruth Award, which is given each year to the overall Most Valuable Player in baseball's postseason. The award is presented by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, and the award acts like hockey's Conn Smythe Award. It is given to the player adjudged most valuable to his team throughout the playoffs.
Freese won both the World Series MVP and the National League championship series MVP. He is the first position player to do so since 1982 when Cardinals catcher Darrell Porter pulled off the double.
New York Daily News baseball writer Mark Feinsand announced the recipients of this and other awards this afternoon at his blog.
Freese will be invited to the Jan. 21 dinner in New York to receive the award.
In his first postseason, Freese set major league records for most total bases (50) and most RBIs (21). He also had a team-record 13-game hitting streak that stretched from the second game of the National League division series into the World Series. Overall, Freese hit .397 with a .415 on-base percentage and a .794 slugging percentage. He hit five home runs, including the walk-off winner in Game 6 of the World Series.
Earlier today the Country Music Association announced that Freese will be a presenter at the 45th annual CMA Awards.
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