Giants' Renteria is World Series MVP

Renteria socked a three-run homer in the seventh inning, breaking up a pitchers' duel between Rangers starter Cliff Lee and the Giants' Tim Lincecum and handing the team its first world championship since moving to San Francisco in 1958.

Renteria, 34, a 15-year major league veteran, batted .411 (7-for-17) with two homers and six RBI in the Series, becoming the first Giants winner of the World Series MVP Award. The honor was first handed out in 1955 -- the year after the Giants franchise won its last title.

The Colombia native spent much of the 2010 season on the bench for the Giants but came alive in the post-season both at the plate and on the infield, where he provided a flawless defense.

He won a world championship with the Florida Marlins in 1997, driving in the series-winning run with a 10th-inning, Game 7 RBI single against Cleveland.

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