Four months into this MLB season, Jorge Soler was hitting .192 for a Kansas City Royals team that finished 74-88.
Now, he is not just a World Series champion, but the World Series MVP after hitting .300/.391/.800 with three homers in the Braves' six-game win over the Houston Astros.
The Atlanta Braves slugger became the second Cuban-born player after Liván Hernández in 1997 to take home MLB's top individual postseason honor. He got there via a display of power that left a mark both in the history books and Houston's ozone layer.