Tip O'Neill Award

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."<ref name=CBHOF>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The award was created by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and first presented in 1984.<ref name=CBHOF/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It is named after James "Tip" O'Neill, one of the earliest Canadian stars in Major League Baseball (MLB).<ref name=CBHOF/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Larry Walker, Jason Bay, Joey Votto, and Justin Morneau are the only players to win the Tip O'Neill Award at least three times.<ref name=Morneau3/> Walker won the award nine times,<ref name=Morneau/> and Votto has won it seven times.<ref name=Votto7/> Six winners – Walker, Bay, Terry Puhl, Rob Ducey, Ryan Dempster, and Corey Koskie – are members of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The award has been presented to one amateur player, Daniel Brabant.<ref name=brabant/> Walker, Votto, and Justin Morneau won the MLB Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award alongside the Tip O'Neill Award;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the trio are the only Canadians to win the MLB MVP Award.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He and John Axford went on to win the Rolaids Relief Man Award in the same year as the Tip O'Neill Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=Bay/> Votto is the only award winner to also win the Hank Aaron Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays is the latest recipient (2024) of the award.

Winners

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.

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Joey Votto is the only player to win the award four consecutive times.<ref name=Votto3/><ref name=Votto4/>

Key

Year	Links to the article about that corresponding year in baseball
Player Template:Small	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
Template:Dagger	Member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
§	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Template:Double-dagger	Player is active<ref group="lower-alpha">The Baseball Almanac general reference below links to the profiles of each player, where their active status can be verified.</ref>

Winners

Year	Recipient	Position	Team(s)	Ref(s)
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	Outfielder	Houston Astros	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	Pitcher	Philadelphia Phillies	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	Outfielder	Ventura County Gulls Knoxville Smokies	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§	Outfielder	Jacksonville Expos	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	Outfielder	Texas Rangers	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	Pitcher	Chicago Cubs	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ Template:Small	Outfielder	Montreal Expos	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	Pitcher	Canada national baseball team	<ref name=brabant>Template:Cite news Template:Subscription required</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ Template:Small	Outfielder	Montreal Expos	<ref name=walkerref/>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	Outfielder	Toronto Blue Jays	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ Template:Small	Outfielder	Colorado Rockies	<ref name=walkerref/>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ Template:Small	Outfielder	Colorado Rockies	<ref name=walkerref/>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	Pitcher	California Angels	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ Template:Small	Outfielder	Colorado Rockies	<ref name=walkerref/>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ Template:Small	Outfielder	Colorado Rockies	<ref name=walkerref/>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	Pitcher	Texas Rangers	<ref name=names>Template:Cite news Template:Subscription required</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	Pitcher	Florida Marlins	<ref name=names/>
Template:Baseball year^	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	Third baseman	Minnesota Twins	<ref name=Spectator>Template:Cite news Template:Subscription required</ref><ref name="honored">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year^	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ Template:Small	Outfielder	Colorado Rockies	<ref name=Spectator/><ref name=honored/>
Template:Baseball year^	Template:Sortname	Pitcher	Los Angeles Dodgers	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year^	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger§ Template:Small	Outfielder	Colorado Rockies	<ref name=gagnewalker/>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname Template:Small	Pitcher	Los Angeles Dodgers	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	Outfielder	Pittsburgh Pirates	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger Template:Small	Outfielder	Pittsburgh Pirates	<ref name=Bay/>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger	First baseman	Minnesota Twins	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	Catcher	Los Angeles Dodgers	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger Template:Small	First baseman	Minnesota Twins	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger Template:Small	Outfielder	Boston Red Sox	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	First baseman	Cincinnati Reds	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year^	Template:Sortname	Pitcher	Milwaukee Brewers	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year^	Template:Sortname Template:Small	First baseman	Cincinnati Reds	<ref name=axfordvotto/>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname Template:Small	First baseman	Cincinnati Reds	<ref name=Votto3>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname Template:Small	First baseman	Cincinnati Reds	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger Template:Small	First baseman	Colorado Rockies	<ref name=Morneau3>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname Template:Small	First baseman	Cincinnati Reds	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname Template:Small	First baseman	Cincinnati Reds	<ref name=Votto6>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname Template:Small	First baseman	Cincinnati Reds	<ref name=Votto7>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	Pitcher	Seattle Mariners	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger	Pitcher	Atlanta Braves	<ref name=Soroka>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:Sortname	First baseman	SK Wyverns	<ref name=Romak>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger	First baseman	Toronto Blue Jays	<ref name=Guerrero1>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger	Pitcher	Toronto Blue Jays	<ref name=Guerrero>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger	First baseman	Cleveland Guardians	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Baseball year	Template:SortnameTemplate:Double-dagger Template:Small	First baseman	Toronto Blue Jays	<ref name=Guerrero2>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

• Canadian baseball awards
• Lionel Conacher Award
• Lou Marsh Trophy

References

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