Ben Zobrist is the most valuable player of the 2016 World Series.
The Chicago Cubs outfielder helped bring to an end the franchise's 108-year championship drought with his go-ahead double in the top of the 10th inning Wednesday that led to an 8-7 win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7.
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Zobrist went 1 for 5 in the instant classic, but he made the one hit count. It was his third extra-base hit of the series, and he finished hitting .357 with a pair of RBIs and five runs scored.
Zobrist, who signed with the Cubs in the offseason, spent the latter half of last season as a key member of the 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals, becoming the fourth player in history to win back-to-back titles in different leagues.
"This was an unbelievable team to be a part of," Zobrist told Fox Sports.
Due to Zobrist's heroics, he beat out teammates Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant — both on the short list for NL MVP — for the honors. He's the first Cubs player to win MVP, which was first awarded in 1955.
