For the third straight year, 1B Joey Votto of the Reds is named recipient of the Tip O’Neill Award given to the best ballplayer in Canada.

The Yankees see two potential replacements for injured 3B Alex Rodriguez slip away, as Eric Chavez, who was A-Rod’s back-up over the last two seasons, signs with Arizona while Jeff Keppinger, whom the Yankees were also pursuing, agrees to a three-year deal with the White Sox.

Tom Cheek, who broadcast every Toronto Blue Jays game from the team’s creation in 1977 until 2004, is the posthumous recipient of the Ford Frick Award.