Baseball Gushing Over Springer's MVP Series Performance

STORRS, CT — Major League Baseball's Tweets were quick and to thge point about former University of Connecticut great and current Houston Astros star George Springer winning the Works Series MVP:

"It’s the biggest stage. George Springer owns it ..."

"The cherry on top of George Springer’s World Series mash fest ..."

Springer led off Wednesday's Game 7 with a double and gave the Astros a 5-0 second-inning lead with a two-run homer.

Springer finished the Series with eight extra-base hits (three doubles and five home runs) and amassed 29 total bases.

MLB splashed a huge picture of Springer and his MVP truck on Twitter.

Springer, an Avon Old Farms product out of New Britain, became the highest drafted UConn baseball player when the Astros selected him as the 11th overall pick in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft.

He holds UConn career records in runs scored with 220 and home runs with 46. He ranks second all-time in total bases (452), stolen bases (76), runs batted in (196) and hits (242).

He ranks third in doubles (53), triples (10) and walks (128) and is tied for the single season record in games played with 66.

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