The players who won often-Messi-less Miami a Supporters' Shield

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Standing on the grass at Lower.com Field, Jorge Mas couldn't help but smile.

Inter Miami's managing owner had just watched his team clinch the Supporters' Shield with a win against the Columbus Crew. With a brace from Lionel Messi -- the man Mas worked so hard to bring to Miami in the first place -- and a goal from Messi's pal Luis Suárez, Miami's victory in Columbus was a fitting way to clinch the trophy.

And yet, it was goalkeeper Drake Callender -- whose homegrown rights were acquired in a trade with the San Jose Earthquakes in 2019 -- who made the biggest play of the game by stopping Cucho Hernández's potential game-tying penalty kick in the 84th…