Athletes of the Year
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Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderESPY Best Male Athlete
Simone BilesESPY Best Female Athlete
Saquon BarkleyBest NFL Player ESPY
Shohei OhtaniBest MLB Player ESPY
Caitlin ClarkBest WNBA Player ESPY
Leon DraisaitlBest NHL Player ESPY
Christian PulisicBest Soccer Player ESPY
Scottie SchefflerBest Golfer ESPY
Katie TaylorBest Boxer ESPY
Merab DvalishviliBest MMA Fighter ESPY
Coco GauffBest Tennis Player ESPY
Max VerstappenBest F1 Driver ESPY
Ilona MaherBreakthrough Athlete ESPY
Suni LeeComeback Athlete ESPY
Josh AllenNFL MVP
Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneTrack / Olympics
Gabby ThomasTrack Olympic gold
A'ja WilsonWNBA MVP
Patrick MahomesChiefs QB / Super Bowl
Lamar JacksonRavens QB
Aaron JudgeYankees / AL MVP
Nikola JokicNBA MVP
Connor McDavidOilers superstar
Cooper FlaggTop college / draft pick
Lionel MessiInter Miami / GOAT
Ousmane DembéléBallon d'Or winner
Carlos AlcarazFrench Open & US Open champ
Jannik SinnerAO & Wimbledon champion
Lando NorrisF1 World Champion
Rory McIlroyMasters / career Grand Slam
Terence CrawfordBeat Canelo / undisputed
Aitana BonmatíBallon d'Or Féminin
Tadej PogačarTour de France winner
Armand DuplantisPole vault world champion
Aryna SabalenkaUS Open champion
Oleksandr UsykUndisputed heavyweight champ
Mohamed SalahPFA Player of the Year
Cal Raleigh60 HR / catcher record
Yoshinobu YamamotoWorld Series MVP
Jalen HurtsSuper Bowl LIX MVP