William Contreras had already stacked up a year most players can only dream about before he ever walked onto the stage in Las Vegas. By Wednesday night, the Brewers catcher had another piece of hardware to go with it: the first-ever Flow Mayor Award.
Presented at the MLB Awards Show at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the honor was built around the league’s “El Béisbol Es Otra Cosa” campaign and went to the player who best blended production with swagger. Contreras fit the bill in every way, from the way he played to the way he carried himself.
The 2026 World Series Most Valuable Player was part of a rare double-championship run this year. He helped Team Venezuela win the World Baseball Classic in March, then finished the job again last month by lifting the Fall Classic trophy with Milwaukee. With countrymen and Brewers teammates Jackson Chourio and Antonio Senzatela, he joined Alex Bregman and Luke Gregerson, who did it for Team USA and the Astros in 2017, as the only players to win both a World Baseball Classic title and a World Series in the same year.
The award was handed over by his older brother, Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras, who made sure the moment came with a little humor.
“I’m a little disappointed that I’m presenting the first Flow Mayor award and am not a nominee, because I have a lot of flow. It also rhymes with slow…have you seen my home run trot?”
Willson joked before calling William up to the stage. “I play this game with a lot of passion and personality.
It’s been an honor to watch my younger brother develop into that same type of player.”
William leaned into the moment right away. Before taking home the diamond-crusted toothpick that came with the award, he flashed a few salsa dance moves on stage and made it clear he thinks he’s the more entertaining brother.
The Contreras brothers now belong to a small club: one of 10 pairs of brothers who have won World Series championships. Willson got his ring as a rookie with the Cubs in 2016, while William added championship seasons with the Braves in 2021 and the Brewers this year.
“I was thrilled to watch him join me as a World Series champion,” Willson said. “It’s been a special year for him, so I think he’s deserving of one more award.”
The shine wasn’t just about style. Contreras’ 2026 season was loaded with real production, starting with Venezuela’s run to its first World Baseball Classic title at loanDepot park in Miami. He drove in three runs in four games during that tournament, then turned around and posted a personal-best 94 RBIs in the regular season as Milwaukee claimed its fourth consecutive AL Central title.
He was just as dangerous in October. Contreras led the Majors with 19 hits in the postseason and hit .373/.448/.588 overall. In the Brewers’ five-game World Series win over the Rays, he batted .381/.435/.429, threw out four would-be basestealers and handled the ABS challenge system with precision, seeing 10 of his 13 challenges overturned, a 77% success rate.
Holding the World Series trophy on stage early in the ceremony, Contreras summed up the year in simple terms.
“It was a year to be blessed for us, for Brewers history,” Contreras said. “We played for the fans.
We played really good for the fans. I’ve got to say (that) we did everything for the fans and we really appreciate them for everything.”
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