Votto wins Tip O’Neill Award
Posted Dec 4, 2015 10:34:56 AM.
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Etobicoke’s Joey Votto has won the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Tip O’Neill Award for the fifth time in six years.
The honour is handed out each year to the Canadian player judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to baseball’s highest ideals.
After being limited to just 62 games in 2014, the Cincinnati Reds first baseman rebounded to hit .314 this season and set new Canadian and Reds’ single-season records for walks (143) and times on base (319).
“Joey Votto had a record-breaking, comeback season in 2015,” said Scott Crawford, the Hall’s director of operations. “But the best thing about him is that he’s a superstar both on and off the field and he continues to be an excellent ambassador for the game of baseball in Canada. We’re proud to once again honour him with this award.”
