Lionel Messi.
Runners-up: Alex Ovechkin, Jalen Hurts, Kylian Mbappe
And that is that - tomorrow, the 2022 athlete of the year will come from this list of nominees:
January-Cooper Kupp
February-Aaron Donald
March-Aliyah Boston
April-Auston Matthews
May-Connor McDavid
June - Steph Curry
July - Aaron Judge
August - Albert Pujols
September - A'ja Wilson
October - Bryce Harper
November-Jeremy Pena
December - Lionel Messi
