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The World Series has big names... but could be decided by players who aren’t stars

You all know the names of the big stars on the Yankees and Dodgers who will take the field tonight at Dodger Stadium for Game 1 of the World Series: Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, Juan Soto, Freddie Freeman, among others.

Many postseason series, including World Series, have had big performances by players who are not household names.

We’ve seen some of that already in this year’s postseason.

Tommy Edman, who was constantly a pest to the Cubs as a Cardinal, was named NLCS MVP for batting .407/.393/.630 (11-for-27) with a home run and 11 RBI.