Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani won the ESPY Award for Best Single-Game Performance.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson, boxer/influencer Jake Paul and music producer DJ Khaled announced Ohtani as the winner during the show. Ohtani was not in attendance.
Ohtani received the award for a performance against the Milwaukee Brewers, where he hit three home runs and pitched six scoreless innings, striking out 10 batters, in Game 4 of the 2025 National League Championship Series.
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The Savannah Bananas perform onstage during the 2026 ESPY Awards. Top athletes, musicians and Hollywood stars will gather to recognize the best from the past year in sports on Wednesday, July 15 for ESPN’s 2026 ESPYs.
Hosted by comedian Marcello Hernandez, ESPN’s annual sports awards show brings together people from across the sports landscape to celebrate the top athletes, plays and moments from the last year. Traditionally held in Los Angeles, the awards show was moved to the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York this year.
People who have made significant contributions to their sport and community are also honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, the Pat Tillman Award for Service and the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award.
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2026 ESPY Awards in NYC: The biggest sports names shine in photos
The Savannah Bananas perform onstage during the 2026 ESPY Awards. Top athletes, musicians and Hollywood stars will gather to recognize the best from the past year in sports on Wednesday, July 15 for ESPN’s 2026 ESPYs.
Hosted by comedian Marcello Hernandez, ESPN’s annual sports awards show brings together people from across the sports landscape to celebrate the top athletes, plays and moments from the last year. Traditionally held in Los Angeles, the awards show was moved to the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York this year.
People who have made significant contributions to their sport and community are also honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, the Pat Tillman Award for Service and the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award.
(Mike Coppola, Getty Images)
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2026 ESPY Awards in NYC: The biggest sports names shine in photos
Jalen Brunson accepts the Best Championship Performance award.
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Jalen Brunson (R) accepts the Best Championship Performance award.
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2026 ESPY Awards in NYC: The biggest sports names shine in photos
(L-R) Folarin Balogun and Eileen Gu speak onstage.
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2026 ESPY Awards in NYC: The biggest sports names shine in photos
DJ Khaled performs.
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2026 ESPY Awards in NYC: The biggest sports names shine in photos
Marcello Hernández speaks onstage during the 2026 ESPY Awards.
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Ohtani has played a key role in leading the Dodgers to back-to-back World Series championships.
He was the league’s leading vote-getter but withdrew from the MLB All-Star Game this week due to inflammation and irritation in his left knee. The discomfort in the knee impacted his pitching mechanics, and he was recently pulled from a scheduled start for the Dodgers.
This season, he has 98 hits, 65 runs, 22 home runs and 58 RBIs in 88 games played. On the mound, he’s produced an 8-2 record in 14 starts, allowing 55 hits, 21 runs (17 earned runs) and four home runs. He has struck out 95 and walked 26.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani wins ESPY Award for Best Single-Game Performance
