Tony Conigliaro Award

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The Tony Conigliaro Award is a national award created in 1990 by the Red Sox in honor of the memory of Tony Conigliaro. The award is presented to one player in Major League Baseball who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination, and courage that were trademarks of Tony C. Tony's brothers Billy and Richie, and a fan, make the selection.

One member of the Red Sox has won this award, Bret Saberhagen, in 1998, for overcoming reconstructive surgery on his right shoulder. This injury caused him to be out of baseball from the beginning of 1996 to August 1997.

Red Sox players who have won the award with other teams include Curtis Pride (1996, for being a solid influence in the deaf community), Mike Lowell (1999, for overcoming testicular cancer), Kent Mercker (2000, for overcoming a cereberal hemorrhage), Jason Johnson (2001, for overcoming type 1 diabetes), Jim Mecir (2002, for overcoming two club feet), and Freddy Sanchez (2006, for overcoming a club right foot and a severely pigeon-toed left foot).