The John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award is a college baseball award given to the best two-way player of the season. The award is named after former Washington State Cougars All-American pitcher and first baseman John Olerud. The current holder of the award is Caden Grice of the Clemson Tigers.
Logo for the John Olerud Award
Brendan McKay (left) with Frank Thomas receiving the 2015 John Olerud Award
John Garrett Olerud, Jr., nicknamed "Johnny O", is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1989 through 2005, most notably as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays team that won two consecutive World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. He also played for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox.
Olerud with the Boston Red Sox in 2005