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Top New York sports stars for 2022

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom looks on from the dugout against the Marlins in Game 1 of an MLB doubleheader at Citi Field on Sept. 28. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Newsday’s sixth annual list of top New York-area sports stars features a new No. 1 – a tall, skinny 33-year-old.

Come to think of it, No. 2 on the list also is a tall, skinny 33-year-old. Coincidence, or theme?

Our list of 22 stars for ’22 has the usual rules: Current athletes only! Coaches, executives, announcers and radio hosts are not eligible. And only players based east of the Hudson are included, other than Jets and Giants.