The Houston Astros are the 2017 World Series champions, but the most-talked-about player on Facebook during the series was Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish.
Controversy likely drove up mentions of Darvish, as Astros first baseman Yulieski Gurriel’s insensitive gesture toward Darvish during game three created a firestorm and resulted in Gurriel’s suspension for the first five games of the 2018 Major League Baseball regular season.
The most-mentioned players on Facebook during this year’s Fall Classic were:
The five countries that led discussion about the World Series were:
- U.S.
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