Contreras wins MVP as Brewers capture first World Series title

The Milwaukee Brewers won their first World Series championship, and catcher William Contreras received the series MVP award. Milwaukee clinched the title with a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5. The championship ended the franchise’s wait for its first World Series title, while Contreras became the eighth catcher to earn the award, according to ESPN.

Contreras hit .381, going 8-for-21 with four runs batted in during the five-game series. In the clincher, he hit a double that brought home a run. RotoWire reported that he later scored on a sacrifice fly, finishing Game 5 with a hit, an RBI and a run scored.

The series performance came as several Brewers players were considered strong MVP candidates, RotoWire reported, before voters selected Contreras. His contribution extended behind the plate. ESPN reported that Contreras threw out four attempted base stealers and won 10 of 13 appeals in the first World Series to use the automated ball-strike system.

CBS Sports also credited him with four caught stealing, but gave his appeals record as 10 of 14. Those accounts therefore differ by one appeal in the same measure; they agree on four base runners thrown out. After receiving the award, Contreras said through an interpreter that he did not want to offend other catchers when he described himself as the world’s best catcher.

He added that he did not intend disrespect toward them. CBS Sports reported a separate postgame remark in which Contreras said he had no words to describe his feelings. The comments followed a title run in which his offensive production and work behind the plate both featured in coverage of his MVP case.

CBS Sports described Contreras as an All-Star catcher and reported that he recorded multiple hits in each of the first three World Series games, making him the 27th player in history to do so. The outlet also noted that he had two hits and threw out two base runners in Game 1. Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby praised Contreras after the clincher, saying the team depended on him.

Jackson Chourio also hit strongly, going 11-for-24, or .458, in the series, according to CBS Sports. RotoWire placed the World Series showing within Contreras’s broader postseason, reporting a .373 batting average, .448 on-base percentage and .588 slugging percentage across 51 plate appearances.

ESPN noted that Contreras had also been part of Venezuela’s team that won its first World Baseball Classic in March, though he did not record a hit or RBI in that tournament. That context extends the account beyond the World Series, but the award and championship were decided by Milwaukee’s five-game series performance.

The coverage emphasizes different parts of the same achievement: ESPN highlights Contreras’s record as an award-winning catcher and his comments, CBS Sports details his series statistics and defensive work, and RotoWire provides his game-by-game contribution and broader postseason line.

The central result is consistent across the accounts: Milwaukee captured its first championship, and Contreras earned MVP honors after a .381 series with four RBIs.