Complex sentence: Hurst, who would've been the Most Valuable Player of the 1986 World Series hadn't the Red Sox blown Game 6, was working on short rest despite the fact that Hurst was given extra time after Game 7 was pushed back a day due to rain.
Split into simpler sentences: Hurst, who would've been the Most Valuable Player of the 1986 World Series hadn't the Red Sox blown Game 6, was working on short rest. This is despite the fact that Hurst was given extra time after Game 7 was pushed back a day due to rain.