MADISON BUMGARNER was the World Series MVP ten years ago but left behind his prize on the field. The pitcher played a key role in the San Francisco Giants ' World Series triumph in 2014. The Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 and Bumgarner pitched 21 innings, allowing just one run.
That gave him a series ERA of just 0.43, the lowest since Sandy Koufax's 0.38 ERA in the 1965 World Series - making him a worthy MVP winner.
His reward was a trophy and a special prize - a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. Bumgarner was presented the car in front of millions watching on TV - yet somehow forgot about the Chevy and left it on the field. READ MORE ON BASEBALL He then left the vehicle behind in Kansas City as he returned to his home in North Carolina.
A week later he appeared on The Dan Patrick Show and told the host he had "been so busy the past few days" after the game that he lost track of it, and as a result, he "[did] not have it and really [did not] know where it [was] at." Ten months later, the truck resurfaced in Bumgarner's hometown of North Carolina. The pitcher had the Colorado customized and sent to his father in Hickory.
Most read in Baseball Bumgarner admitted he had no emotional attachment to the car, possibly because he had a deal with Ford at the time and appeared in ads for the Chevrolet rival. Bumgarner played for the Giants for ten years between 2009 and 2019. He won the World Series three times in that period, and is a four-time All-Star.
In 2014 he also won the Babe Ru.