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Tip O'Neill Award
The Canadian Baseball Player Who Best Exemplifies the Highest Ideals
The Tip O'Neill Award is presented annually by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to the Canadian born ballplayer judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to baseball's highest ideals.
The Tip O'Neill Award was created by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and first presented in 1984. It is named after James Tip O'Neill, one of the first Canadian super stars in Major League Baseball.
"Our philosophy is simply that we do what we do for the team - the 'me' part doesn't enter the equation. That being said, I'm more than happy to receive this honor and anytime you put my name next to Larry Walker's you go right ahead." - Justin Morneau (Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Press Release, 12/15/2006)
By The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Player Name (Quantity)
Team | Roster
Terry Puhl (1 | CBHOF )
Right Fielder
1984 Houston Astros
Dave Shipanoff (1)
1985 Philadelphia Phillies
Rob Ducey (1 | CBHOF )
Center Fielder
Ventura Gulls / Knoxville Smokies
Larry Walker (1 | CBHOF )
Left Fielder
1987 Montreal Expos
Kevin Reimer (1)
1988 Texas Rangers
Steve Wilson (1)
1989 Chicago Cubs
Daniel Brabant (1)
Canada National Baseball Team
Rob Butler (1)
1993 Toronto Blue Jays
1995 Colorado Rockies
Jason Dickson (1)
Jeff Zimmerman (1)
Ryan Dempster (1)
2000 Florida Marlins
Corey Koskie (1)
Third Baseman
2001 Minnesota Twins
Eric Gagne (1)
Jason Bay (1)
2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
First Baseman
Russell Martin (1)
2009 Boston Red Sox
Joey Votto (1)
2010 Cincinnati Reds
John Axford (1)
2011 Milwaukee Brewers
James Paxton (1)
2018 Seattle Mariners
Mike Soroka (1)
2019 Atlanta Braves
Not Yet Announced (11-2020)
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Justin Mourneau , the 2006 recipient, said, "I used to pretend I was Larry Walker batting whiffle balls around my backyard, versus getting into mischief or wasting my time doing other dumb things. If I can influence some Canadian kids to do something wholesome like that by being a role model, that would be the best thing about winning this award."
A Tip O'Neill Award breakdown of recipients by positions played: eleven pitchers, eleven right fielders, eleven first basemen, six left fielders, one center fielder, one designated hitter, one third baseman and one catcher.
Did you know that the Tip O'Neill Award is literally named after outfielder Tip O'Neill a 19th century star that finished his Major League career with a .335 batting average and hit .485 in 1887?
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