The Cincinnati Reds are lucky to have Joey Votto on their team. He is one of only three Canadians to have ever won the MVP and in the running to do so again as he is most every year. The other two are Larry Walker in 1997 and Justin Morneau in 2006.
This year is the sixth time in the past seven that Votto has won the Tip O’Neill award. The award is presented to the Canadian baseball player who has excelled as an individual and a teammate, while adhering to baseball’s highest ideals. Votto was more a rarity when the Reds drafted him in 2002 than Canadian players are today.