The Olympic gold medalist is being honored at the 2026 ESPY Awards Nasha Smith is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her words have previously appeared in ...

Former New York Yankees pitcher Jim Abbott inspired many throughout his 10-year MLB career. His incredible story will continue to do that at the 2026 ESPY Awards, scheduled for July 15 in New York. On ...

Padres' Mason Miller predicted to win end-of-season award only he deserves This end-of-season award could only go to Mason Miller. Baseball's awards season doesn't come until November, but the BBWAA ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are fighting for a chance to make the postseason, but it's not looking too good right now. Unfortunately, the pitching staff has been a bit underwhelming, and the offense hasn't ...

Former MLB pitcher Jim Abbott received the prestigious Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night. "To be here, to be included, to be in this room means the world to me,” ...

Jim Abbott was born without his right hand. He had an interesting relationship with that. There were times when he hated it. There were times when he liked it. But at some point i ...

One of the most inspirational players in all of sports, former MLB pitcher Jim Abbott will be honored with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2026 ESPY Awards, USA TODAY Sports confirms. The ...