At the ESPYs, Mike Tyson had his entire world turned upside down when he discovered in real time that Major League Baseball’s biggest talent, Shohei Ohtani, is a male.
At the event on Wednesday, Iron Mike, Jake Paul, and DJ Khaled presented the award for greatest single-game performance. Tyson’s mouth dropped as El Gallo claimed the Dodgers slugger expressed “his gratitude and appreciation” for the victory.
“Shohei’s a guy?”
Mike Tyson awarded Shohei Ohtani the ESPY for best single-game performance, but had one very important question afterwards pic.twitter.com/sdDZFW0dwS
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Tyson is heard on the hot mic questioning his former boxing opponent if Sho-Time was truly a male just before the audience applauded Ohtani, who was not present for the ceremony.Is Shohei a man? When Tyson asked Paul, he nodded and seemed to answer “yes.”
It would seem that Ohtani would have heard a few things at some point in his career. Regarding the award, Ohtani was recognized for his performance in Game 4 of the 2025 NLCS, which garnered international notice as he struck out ten batters and hit three home runs.
