Despite the category fielding the most recent champs of the NBA, NFL and NHL, the reigning World Series titleholders are curiously nowhere to be found.
The snubbing is curious and might be grounds for recency bias.include the most recent champions from the NBA, NHL, and NFL - the Denver Nuggets, the Vegas Golden Knights, and the Kansas City Chiefs. The remaining four nominees include other recent titleholders the Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers women's basketball, Oklahoma Sooners softball, and the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces. All of these teams clinched their titles within this calendar year.
For comparison sake, the 2022 best team category included the World Series winner from the year before, the Atlanta Braves. All wasn't lost for the 2022 Astros team in this year's award show. Houston's former pitching ace, Justin Verlander, garnered nominations for best comeback athlete and best MLB player.
Elsewhere, other athletes with Houston ties were nominated. Channelview native Jalen Hurts is among the four "best NFL player" nominees, and Tomball's Jimmy Butler earned a nod in the "best NBA player" category.Tune into see who takes home the illustrious ESPY when the award show airs on July 12 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC13.
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