Baseball pitcher Shohei Ohtani and American swimmer Katie Ledecky, won the Athlete of the Year at the ESPY Awards for Best Men’s Athlete and Best Women’s Athlete, respectively,
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Ohtani currently plays for the Los Angeles Angels and had played in his second All-Star game of recent.
He recorded a batting of .257/.372/.592 with 46 home runs and 100 RBIs while recording a 3.18 ERA and 156 strikeouts in 130 1/3 innings pitched, last season.
In his current season, which is his 8th, he boasts of a record of 89 games, 56 RBIs, pitched 87 innings with a 2.38 ERA and 123 strikeouts.
For Ledecky, at the Tokyo Olympics, she went home with two gold and two silver medals.
She also won the 1500-meter freestyle, and so far is the only female Olympic swimmer with the most individual gold medals.
At this year’s World Aquatics Championships, she had clinched four more gold medals.
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Other Winners At The EPSYS 2022
- Dick Vitale (Jimmy V Award for Perseverance)
- Gretchen Evans (Pat Tillman Award for Service)
- Vitali Klitschko (Arthur Ashe for Courage Award)
- Denver Broncos (Humanitarian Team of the Year)
- Charles Oliveira (Best MMA Fighter)
- Jocelyn Alo (Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports)
- Bryce Young (Best College Athlete, Men’s Sports)
- Shohei Ohtani (Best MLB Player)
- Cooper Kupp (Best NFL Player)
- Stephen Curry (Best NBA Player)
- Kansas City Chiefs vs.
- Buffalo Bills in AFC Divisional Game (Best Game)
- Cooper Kupp (Best Championship Performance)
- Albert Pujols (Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award)
- Eileen Gu (Best Breakthrough Athlete)
- Klay Thompson (Best Comeback Athlete)
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