Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar has been named MVP of the American League Championship Series, which the Royals won in six games over the Blue Jays.
Though Escobar went 1-for-4 with a single in Game 6, he had 10 hits -- including two doubles and a triple -- with five RBI and six runs scored in 23 trips to the plate in the first five games of the ALCS. He hit safely in all six games, ending with a .478 average.
In his biggest game, Escobar managed to rack up four hits, including a triple, while scoring three times as the Royals lost Game 3 by an 11-8 score to the Blue Jays.
During the regular season, Escobar hit .257/.293/.320 with 28 extra-base hits in 662 plate appearances.
Lorenzo Cain earned ALCS MVP honors for the Royals last year, when they eliminated the Orioles in four games.
