Madison Bumgarner has changed all of that with his astonishing performance in this years World Series, helping to lead the San Francisco Giants to his third World Series win as a member of the team. In addition to being named Hero of the Year on the Solari Report, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 World Series, the 2014 Babe Ruth Award winner, the 2014 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the year and the 2014 Associated Press Male Athlete of the year. Madison has reminded sports fans everywhere that the heartland of America is filled with people of few words and lots of hard work, talent, and character. He’s our hero!