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Brewers’ World Series choke gives Aaron Ashby chance to get award that Guardians, Andrew Miller missed out on

Aaron Ashby has a great chance to win World Series MVP a decade after Andrew Miller and the Guardians came up short.

By Henry Palattella · Away Back Gone

Published: Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 8:15 PM

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Henry Palattella argues Milwaukee's bullpen collapse gives reliever Aaron Ashby another chance to win World Series MVP.
Ashby has pitched 18 consecutive scoreless postseason innings, breaking Andrew Miller's 2016 record.
Ashby has thrown 5 2/3 scoreless frames during the current World Series.

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Henry Palattella writes that the Milwaukee Brewers' extra-innings loss on Tuesday extends the World Series, giving relief pitcher Aaron Ashby another opportunity to build a case for World Series MVP. Ashby has pitched 18 consecutive scoreless innings this postseason, surpassing the record set by Andrew Miller during the 2016 World Series with the Cleveland Guardians.

Ashby has delivered 5 2/3 scoreless innings across the World Series, including 2 1/3 innings in Game 4. Palattella argues that another strong outing could secure Ashby the MVP honors over teammates Cooper Pratt and Jackson Chourio, achieving an accolade that Miller missed out on a decade earlier.

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