Freddie Freeman is the runaway World Series MVP even before the formality of a Game 4

Freddie Freeman is the World Series MVP.

No, the series isn't over yet. But with the Los Angeles Dodgers holding a 3-0 lead, and a New York Yankees comeback incredibly unlikely, it's only a matter of time before LA claims its eighth world championship.

And once it does, Freeman has done enough through three games to win MVP no matter what happens in Game 4. At least, that's what the odds say.

Freeman is a -1600 favorite to win World Series MVP at BetMGM -- implied odds of 94%. The next closest players are Mookie Betts, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton at +3500 each.

For those keeping track at home, Soto and Stanton are Yankees. They would likely need four straight wins to win MVP and still have a better chance of catching Freeman than all but one Dodger. So, yeah, it's a wrap.

How did Freeman gain such a big lead after entering the series tied for the seventh-best odds at +2500? Going 4-of-12 at the plate with three home runs -- one each game -- hitting the walk-off Grand Slam in Game 1 and driving in half the Dodgers' 14 runs this series.

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