Throughout baseball history, there have been key players who became September heroes for their clubs by helping lift them into the postseason. Whether it's turning in gem after gem on the mound down the stretch, or coming through with clutch hits late in critical games, these are the players who rose to the occasion when the pressure was at its peak during the regular season.
As we head into the final couple of weeks of the 2018 regular season, here's a look from all 30 MLB.com beat writers at each team's greatest September hero:
Angels: Vladimir Guerrero, 2004
The best season of Guerrero's Hall of Fame career came in his first year with the Angels, when he captured his lone American League MVP Award and led the club to its first division title in 18 years.