Madison Bumgarner

ABOUT MADISON BUMGARNER

MLB pitcher who turned in one of the most dominant postseason runs in MLB history in 2014, earning World Series MVP honors while leading the San Francisco Giants to a 7-game victory over the Kansas City Royals . He also helped the San Francisco Giants win World Series Championships in 2010 and 2012.

Drafted out of high school, he was rated the fourteenth-best prospect in his class by Baseball America; he made his MLB debut at the age of 20.

He was named to his first All-Star game in 2013 and finished the season with 13 wins and a 2.77 ERA.

He married Ali Saunders in 2010.

He became the first pitcher since Christy Mathewson in 1905 to not give up a home run in his first two World Series pitching appearances.