Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar has been named the American League Championship Series MVP following Kansas City’s 4-3 series-clinching win over Toronto.
The 28-year-old native of Venezuela says he wasn’t expecting to win the honor.
Escobar went 11-for-23 in the series, scoring six runs and plating five. He recorded four hits and three runs in a losing effort in Game Three, and added four RBI in the Game Four blowout win. The shortstop also set a postseason record by recording a leadoff hit in the first four games of the series.
