most valuable player

noun

: the player who contributes the most to his or her team's success

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Still: Knicks fans are allowed to think this might finally be their year if for no other reason than their team having Brunson, the best and most valuable player in pro basketball heading into this series. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025 As the time remaining on this season dwindles, Vianello, who already was named the softball team’s most valuable player as a sophomore and junior, is determined to continue maximizing it. Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025 Only an eight-week absence due to a knee injury is preventing him from being the Leafs’ most valuable player. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is a member of the latter club, the three-time most valuable player undergoing his first Tommy John surgery with the Angels in 2018 and his second — a revision procedure with an internal brace — in his final month with the team in September 2023. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for most valuable player

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