US EditionSeattle Slugger Josh Naylor Earns Tip O’Neill Award as Canada’s Top MLB Player
Naylor led Canadian major leaguers in batting average, RBIs, and stolen bases, achieving a rare 20 home run/30 stolen base season and setting postseason records.
- On Dec. 4, 2025, Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor was named the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's 2025 Tip O’Neill Award winner.
- After a standout 2025 season, Josh Naylor led all Canadian major leaguers in batting average , RBIs and stolen bases during the 2025 regular season.
- In the playoffs he batted.340 with a.966 OPS across 12 postseason games while leading the Seattle Mariners with 16 hits and re-signed with Seattle on a five-year contract.
- Selected ahead of finalists Nick Pivetta, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cade Smith, Josh Naylor earned the Tip O’Neill Award for the second time since 2023.
- He has long been a major-league offensive threat with notable energy on and off the field, and his combination of power and base-stealing made him a top offensive threat.
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Josh Naylor wins Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Tip O’Neill Award
Photo: Seattle Mariners December 4, 2025 Official Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame News Release St. Marys, Ont. – Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2025 Tip O’Neill Award. The St. Marys, Ont.-based shrine presents this honour annually to the Canadian player judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering…
Mariners' Josh Naylor captures Tip O'Neill Award as top Canadian
A career year has landed Josh Naylor some national recognition. The Seattle Mariners slugger captured the Tip O’Neill Award as Canada’s top baseball player in 2025, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announced on Thursday. “To be honoured with this award is extremely humbling. I am very thankful and honoured. I will continue to work and play hard to be a great example for the younger generations,” Naylor said in a release. Naylor, of Mississauga…
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