Sometimes it’s the biggest stars who shine the brightest in October. But other times? Someone else gets a turn in the spotlight.

Just last year, a likely future Hall of Famer in Freddie Freeman hit one of the most memorable home runs in postseason history , on his way to World Series MVP honors . And yet, the Dodgers may never have reached the Fall Classic in the first place without the efforts of NLCS MVP Tommy Edman .

David Freese, Marco Scutaro, Steve Pearce, Howie Kendrick, Eddie Rosario, Randy Arozarena (just 42 games into his big league tenure) … the list of under-the-radar players who became top playoff performers is lengthy.

So, who might be next? With the start of the 2025 postseason just around the corner, we asked six writers -- three from Yahoo Sports and three from ML

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