Who will eventually become the World Series MVP largely hinges on what happens tonight.  There is a chance that any one of the following could have a great game and separate themselves from the list.  There is also a chance one of the following could become a goat tonight thereby removing themselves from the list.  There is also a remote chance someone could pull a Bill Mazeroski and vault themselves to the top of the MVP list.  It should be noted that Bobby Richardson was the 1960 MVP (first from a losing team).  With that in mind, there are some potential MVP candidates from each team:

Chicago Cubs

Kris Bryant – Despite his poor play in the field in Game 4, his bat coming alive helped the Cubs win Games 5 and 6.  He homered in each including a game tying shot in Game 5 and a go-ahead first inning shot in Game 6.  So far in the series, he is hitting .273/385/.545 with two homers and two RBI

Anthony Rizzo – Rizzo has been the hottest hitter on the Cubs this World Series hitting .364/.462/.636 with three doubles, one homer and four RBI.  He has also played a slick first base which should help his cause.

Addison Russell – His offensive stats aren’t spectacular, but his defense is.  It should also be noted he leads the team in RBI this World Series.  Those numbers are largely boosted by a game changing grand slam in Game 6.

Kyle Schwarber – If the Cubs were to win tonight, one of the narratives is going to be how Schwarber’s ability to DH greatly impacted the team.  It would be why they won 3/4 in Cleveland while losing 2/3 at home.  So far in the series, he is hitting .333/.467/.417 with one double and two RBI.

Ben Zobrist – This World Series, Zobrist has showed everyone why the Mets and the Cubs were so desperate to get him this past offseason.  So far in the series, Zobrist is hitting .391/.462/.552 with a double, a triple, and an RBI.

Aroldis Chapman – While Chapman only has one save, he has made four appearances this World Series pitching 6.1 innings striking out nine Indians.  The only run he has allowed was an inherited run from last night’s game as a result of Joe Maddon pulling him due to Pedro Stroop not being ready to enter the game yet.

CLEVELAND INDIANS

Jason Kipnis – Over the last few games, Kipnis has been red hot at the plate trying to do all he can do to defeat his hometown team and bring a World Series back to Cleveland.  So far this series, Kipnis has been hitting .308/.333/.654 with three doubles, two homers, and four RBI

Francisco Lindor – the Indians best player has been their best player in the World Series.  In addition to playing sterling defense at short, he has hit .364/.440/.409 with a double and two RBI.

Roberto Perez – His handling of the pitching staff has been key for most of this series, and he hit two huge home runs in Game 1 of the World Series shocking the entire world.  So far in the series, he is hitting .211/.318/.526 with two homer and five RBI.  He is the Indians leader in RBI.

Corey Kluber – Not only has Kluber shut down the Cubs in his first two starts, he also had a huge base hit in Game 4 of the series.  So far, Kluber is 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA and a 0.833 WHIP.

Andrew Miller – Miller has been almost as good as he was in the prior rounds of the postseason.  So far, he has made three appearances pitching 5.1 innings going 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA and a 0.938 WHIP.

For sure there are other candidates for each team, and quite possibly new ones will emerge tonight.  No matter who that player is, the main hope for all baseball fans is that we are treated to a great Game 7 tonight.