Who’s the Cleveland professional athlete of the year? Voting is open

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Voting is open to the public for the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards’ Professional Athlete of the Year.

The awards, which celebrate the best in local sports, benefit the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission.

Nominees

• Cleveland Cavaliers center Evan Mobley

• Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez

• Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett

The winner will be announced at the 26th event, which is Thursday, Feb. 5, at Rocket Arena.

The community can vote via clevelandsports.org/sports-awards-nominations until Friday, Jan. 9.

Additional categories

• Male and Female High School Athlete of the Year (voting is live)

• Male and Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year

• Jim Donovan Courage Award – Myles Grimmett

• Lifetime Achievement Award – Hanford Dixon

• Best Moment in Cleveland Sports (to be announced at show)

• Volunteer of the Year (to be announced at show)

• Sports Development Award (to be announced at show)

The program features appearances by local and national sports figures and live entertainment.