Award Winners
This is the list of the players honored with the Tony Conigliaro Award, including the specific adversities they had to overcome:
| Year | Player | Team | Adversity overcome | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Eisenreich, JimJim Eisenreich | Kansas City Royals | Tourette syndrome | |
| 1991 | Thon, DickieDickie Thon | Philadelphia Phillies | A 1984 beaning very similar to the one that shortened Conigliaro's career | |
| 1992 | Abbott, JimJim Abbott | California Angels | Born without a right hand | |
| 1993 | Jackson, BoBo Jackson | Chicago White Sox | Hip replacement surgery in 1992 | |
| 1994 | Leiter, MarkMark Leiter | California Angels | Death of 9-month-old son to Werdnig-Hoffman disease during offseason | |
| 1995 | Radinsky, ScottScott Radinsky | Chicago White Sox | Hodgkin's disease | |
| 1996 | Pride, CurtisCurtis Pride | Montreal Expos | Born deaf | |
| 1997 | Davis, EricEric Davis | Baltimore Orioles | Diagnosed with colon cancer early that season | |
| 1998 | Saberhagen, BretBret Saberhagen | Boston Red Sox | Serious shoulder injuries | |
| 1999 | Lowell, MikeMike Lowell | Florida Marlins | Testicular cancer | |
| 2000^ | Mercker, KentKent Mercker | Anaheim Angels | Cerebral hemorrhage | |
| 2000^ | Saunders, TonyTony Saunders | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Broke arm while throwing a pitch | |
| 2001^ | Lloyd, GraemeGraeme Lloyd | Montreal Expos | Arthroscopic shoulder surgery in 2000, and the death of his wife from Crohn's disease | |
| 2001^ | Johnson, JasonJason Johnson | Baltimore Orioles | Type 1 diabetes that required Johnson to wear an insulin pump on the field | |
| 2002 | Rijo, JoséJosé Rijo | Cincinnati Reds | Elbow injuries that sidelined him for five years | |
| 2003 | Mecir, JimJim Mecir | Oakland Athletics | Born with two club feet | |
| 2004 | Brazelton, DewonDewon Brazelton | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Reconstructive knee surgery and Tommy John surgery while in high school | |
| 2005 | Cook, AaronAaron Cook | Colorado Rockies | Blood clots in both lungs | |
| 2006 | Sanchez, FreddyFreddy Sanchez | Pittsburgh Pirates | Born with a club foot (right) and a severely pigeon-toed foot (left) | |
| 2007 | Lester, JonJon Lester | Boston Red Sox | Diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2006 | |
| 2008 | Baldelli, RoccoRocco Baldelli | Tampa Bay Rays | Diagnosed with a mitochondrial disorder that causes chronic muscle fatigue | |
| 2009 | Carpenter, ChrisChris Carpenter | St. Louis Cardinals | Had Tommy John surgery and nerve problems in his right, throwing arm | |
| 2010 | Benoit, JoaquínJoaquín Benoit | Tampa Bay Rays | Sat out a year after a rotator cuff tear | |
| 2011 | Campana, TonyTony Campana | Chicago Cubs | Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma as a child |
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