Jake Bauers Named NLCS MVP After Brewers Sweep Dodgers to Reach World Series Jake Bauers won NLCS MVP after the Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in four games, clinching their first World Series berth in 44 years with a 6-4 win in Game 4. Jake Bauers was named the National League Championship Series MVP after the Milwaukee Brewers completed a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-4 win on Thursday at Dodger Stadium, sending the franchise to the World Series for the first time in 44 years. Bauers Leads Brewers To World SeriesThe sweep sealed the Brewers' first trip to the Fall Classic since 1982, and Bauers was at the center of it. He hit 26 home runs with 86 RBIs during the regular season and emerged as a clubhouse leader for Milwaukee, now on the fifth team of his career. Bauers delivered a string of memorable at-bats across the series.His fourth-inning two-run double in Game 4 cut into the Dodgers' lead, and he later drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning to tie the game. He also had a 12-pitch at-bat in Game 2 that chased Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto from the game. But when MLB on FOX's Alex Rodriguez asked Bauers which moment stood out most, he chose his Game 3 home run.In that at-bat, Bauers worked Dodgers starter Blake Snell into an 11-pitch battle before launching the ball into the right-field seats to put the Brewers ahead. That's a special one. I'll never forget that, Bauers said, with his wife and parents joining him on the field during the Brewers' celebration after the win. Bauers explained to David Big Papi Ortiz that his previous struggles at the plate gave him the confidence to be more comfortable in big moments.I've been through a lot. Been through a lot in this game. Doubted myself a ton, and somewhere along the way, I just let it go. I chose to be confident.Bauers Stays Calm Under PressureI chose to believe in myself, Bauers said. Asked by Derek Jeter how he stays calm under pressure, Bauers said it comes down to accepting that he will make mistakes and get down. If you're trying too hard, you're going to chase pitches. You're not going to get the job done.It's really just about letting the game come to me as much as I can, and just meeting it where I can. Bauers' turnaround season can be credited to experience and veteran poise. He was nearly done with baseball in 2024, but he found new life with Milwaukee and became a key part of the team's historic run.Fathers Lucky Shirt Boosts PostseasonHis postseason success can be slightly credited to his father's lucky Rake Bauers T-shirt, which Stu Bauers has worn to each of the Brewers' four games of this series. There's no words that can put in the pride, the joy. There's just no words. It's amazing, the elder Bauers said.The Brewers' sweep ended the Dodgers' hopes of a three-peat. Los Angeles had trailed 3-0 in the series and dropped star Shohei Ohtani to sixth in the lineup for Game 3, but could not extend the series. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts reflected on falling short of a third straight championship and on Ohtani's Game 4 performance.Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy reflected on the historic sweep and the World Series berth, while Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby also reacted to sweeping the Dodgers. The Brewers advanced to the World Series after the Game 4 victory, capping a series full of standout moments for Bauers and his teammates.