Tip O'Neill Award

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LocationSt. Marys, Ontario
CountryCanada
Presented byCanadian Baseball Hall of Fame
First award1984
Tip O'Neill Award
A man in a striped cap, white baseball uniform with the words "ST. LOUIS" obscured on the front and black belt pretends to swing an imaginary bat.
Tip O'Neill, the namesake of the award
LocationSt. Marys, Ontario
CountryCanada
Presented byCanadian Baseball Hall of Fame
First award1984
Currently held byJosh Naylor - Seattle Mariners
WebsiteCanadian Baseball Hall of Fame

The Tip O'Neill Award is given annually to a Canadian baseball player who is "judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball."[1] The award was created by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and first presented in 1984.[1][2] It is named after James "Tip" O'Neill, one of the earliest Canadian stars in Major League Baseball (MLB).[1][3]

Larry Walker, Jason Bay, Joey Votto, and Justin Morneau are the only players to win the Tip O'Neill Award at least three times.[4] Walker won the award nine times,[5] and Votto has won it seven times.[6] Six winners – Walker, Bay, Terry Puhl, Rob Ducey, Ryan Dempster, and Corey Koskie – are members of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.[7] The award has been presented to one amateur player, Daniel Brabant.[8] Walker, Votto, and Justin Morneau won the MLB Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award alongside the Tip O'Neill Award;[9] the trio are the only Canadians to win the MLB MVP Award.[10] Éric Gagné, the 2002 and 2003 recipient, compiled a major league record of 84 consecutive save opportunities converted from 2002 to 2004 and won the Cy Young Award in 2003.[11][12] He and John Axford went on to win the Rolaids Relief Man Award in the same year as the Tip O'Neill Award.[13] Bay became the first Canadian to win the Rookie of the Year Award, which he won the same year he won his first Tip O'Neill Award.[14] Votto is the only award winner to also win the Hank Aaron Award.[15]

Initially, the award was presented annually at either Exhibition Stadium or Rogers Centre in Toronto or Olympic Stadium in Montreal, depending on which venue the award winner's team was scheduled to play at during the MLB season. However, as the Montreal Expos moved to Washington, D.C., and the Toronto Blue Jays do not host all the National League teams on an annual basis, the award has since also been presented at the home park of the yearly winning player.[16]

Josh Naylor of the Seattle Mariners is the latest recipient (2025) of the award.

Larry Walker at bat, June 17, 2005.
Larry Walker has the most awards with nine and is the only player who has won the award to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
A man wearing a red baseball cap with a white "C" in the centre, a red baseball uniform with the words "REDS" written across but obscured by his left arm and a black baseball glove on his left hand with the words "RAWLINGS" sewn on it prepares to throw a baseball.
Joey Votto is the only player to win the award four consecutive times.[17][18]
Key
Year Links to the article about that corresponding year in baseball
Player (X) Denotes winning player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
^ Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
† Member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
§ Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
‡ Player is active[a]
Winners
Year Recipient Position Team(s) Ref(s)
1984 Terry Puhl† OutfielderHouston Astros[19]
1985 Dave Shipanoff PitcherPhiladelphia Phillies[20]
1986 Rob Ducey† OutfielderVentura County Gulls
Knoxville Smokies		[21][22]
1987 Larry Walker†§ OutfielderJacksonville Expos[23]
1988 Kevin Reimer OutfielderTexas Rangers[24]
1989 Steve Wilson PitcherChicago Cubs[25]
1990 Larry Walker†§ (2) OutfielderMontreal Expos[26]
1991 Daniel Brabant PitcherCanada national baseball team[8]
1992 Larry Walker†§ (3) OutfielderMontreal Expos[26]
1993 Rob Butler OutfielderToronto Blue Jays[27]
1994 Larry Walker†§ (4) OutfielderColorado Rockies[26]
1995 Larry Walker†§ (5) OutfielderColorado Rockies[26]
1996 Jason Dickson PitcherCalifornia Angels[28]
1997 Larry Walker†§ (6) OutfielderColorado Rockies[26]
1998 Larry Walker†§ (7) OutfielderColorado Rockies[26]
1999 Jeff Zimmerman PitcherTexas Rangers[29]
2000 Ryan Dempster† PitcherFlorida Marlins[29]
2001^ Corey Koskie† Third basemanMinnesota Twins[30][31]
2001^ Larry Walker†§ (8) OutfielderColorado Rockies[30][31]
2002^ Éric Gagné PitcherLos Angeles Dodgers[32]
2002^ Larry Walker†§ (9) OutfielderColorado Rockies[32]
2003 Éric Gagné (2) PitcherLos Angeles Dodgers[33]
2004 Jason Bay† OutfielderPittsburgh Pirates[14]
2005 Jason Bay† (2) OutfielderPittsburgh Pirates[14]
2006 Justin Morneau† First basemanMinnesota Twins[5][34]
2007 Russell Martin CatcherLos Angeles Dodgers[35]
2008 Justin Morneau† (2) First basemanMinnesota Twins[36]
2009 Jason Bay† (3) OutfielderBoston Red Sox[37]
2010 Joey Votto First basemanCincinnati Reds[38]
2011^ John Axford PitcherMilwaukee Brewers[39]
2011^ Joey Votto (2) First basemanCincinnati Reds[39]
2012 Joey Votto (3) First basemanCincinnati Reds[17]
2013 Joey Votto (4) First basemanCincinnati Reds[18]
2014 Justin Morneau† (3) First basemanColorado Rockies[4]
2015 Joey Votto (5) First basemanCincinnati Reds[40]
2016 Joey Votto (6) First basemanCincinnati Reds[41]
2017 Joey Votto (7) First basemanCincinnati Reds[6]
2018 James Paxton PitcherSeattle Mariners[42]
2019 Mike Soroka‡ PitcherAtlanta Braves[43]
2020 Jamie Romak First basemanSK Wyverns[44]
2021 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.‡ First basemanToronto Blue Jays[45]
2022 Jordan Romano‡ PitcherToronto Blue Jays[46]
2023 Josh Naylor‡ First baseman Cleveland Guardians [47]
2024 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.‡ (2) First basemanToronto Blue Jays[48]
2025 Josh Naylor‡ (2) First baseman Seattle Mariners [49]

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