Bret Saberhagen is the youngest World Series MVP in a World Series. He was 21 years old.

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youngest world series mvp in a season player

	NAME	Age	WSMVP	SEASON	SERIES	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Bret Saberhagen B. Saberhagen	21	1	1985	World Series	KCR	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2	Livan Hernandez L. Hernandez	22	1	1997	World Series	FLA	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
3	Johnny Podres J. Podres	22	1	1955	World Series	BKN	2	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286
4	Josh Beckett J. Beckett	23	1	2003	World Series	FLA	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
5	Larry Sherry L. Sherry	23	1	1959	World Series	LAD	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
6	Jeremy Peña J. Peña	24	1	2022	World Series	HOU	6	25	5	10	2	0	1	3	1	0	7	0	1	26	15	3	0	0	0	0	.400	.423	.600	1.023
7	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	24	1	2014	World Series	SFG	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
8	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	24	1	2008	World Series	PHI	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
9	Bobby Richardson B. Richardson	24	1	1960	World Series	NYY	7	30	8	11	2	2	1	12	1	0	1	0	0	31	20	5	0	0	0	0	.367	.387	.667	1.054
10	Salvador Perez S. Perez	25	1	2015	World Series	KCR	5	22	3	8	2	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	23	10	2	0	0	0	0	.364	.391	.455	.846
11	Pablo Sandoval P. Sandoval	25	1	2012	World Series	SFG	4	16	3	8	1	0	3	4	1	0	2	0	0	17	18	4	0	0	1	1	.500	.529	1.125	1.654
12	Troy Glaus T. Glaus	25	1	2002	World Series	ANA	7	26	7	10	3	0	3	8	4	0	6	0	0	30	22	6	0	0	1	1	.385	.467	.846	1.313
13	Jose Rijo J. Rijo	25	1	1990	World Series	CIN	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
14	Pedro Guerrero P. Guerrero	25	1	1981	World Series	LAD	6	21	2	7	1	1	2	7	2	1	6	0	0	24	16	4	0	0	1	0	.333	.417	.762	1.179
15	Gene Tenace G. Tenace	25	1	1972	World Series	OAK	7	23	5	8	1	0	4	9	2	0	4	0	0	25	21	5	0	0	1	0	.348	.400	.913	1.313
16	Yoshinobu Yamamoto Y. Yamamoto	26	1	2025	World Series	LAD	0
17	Corey Seager C. Seager	26	1	2020	World Series	LAD	6	20	7	8	0	0	2	5	6	1	4	1	0	27	14	2	0	0	0	1	.400	.556	.700	1.256
18	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	26	1	2000	World Series	NYY	5	22	6	9	2	1	2	2	3	0	8	0	0	25	19	5	0	0	0	0	.409	.480	.864	1.344
19	Alan Trammell A. Trammell	26	1	1984	World Series	DET	5	20	5	9	1	0	2	6	2	0	2	1	1	23	16	3	1	0	0	0	.450	.500	.800	1.300
20	Bucky Dent B. Dent	26	1	1978	World Series	NYY	6	24	3	10	1	0	0	7	1	0	2	0	0	25	11	1	0	0	0	0	.417	.440	.458	.898
21	Ralph Terry R. Terry	26	1	1962	World Series	NYY	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347
22	Don Larsen D. Larsen	26	1	1956	World Series	NYY	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
23	George Springer G. Springer	27	1	2017	World Series	HOU	7	29	8	11	3	0	5	7	5	0	8	0	0	34	29	8	0	0	1	0	.379	.471	1.000	1.471
24	Frank Viola F. Viola	27	1	1987	World Series	MIN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
25	Rollie Fingers R. Fingers	27	1	1974	World Series	OAK	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

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