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Major League Baseball’s decision to pipe crowd noise into stadiums isn’t sitting well with at least one player. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is not a fan of the idea, and thinks whoever came up with it definitely isn’t …
How much would the sports world remember the champion of a shortened MLB season? One top player has no concerns about that. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto believes that any potential 2020 World Series winner would deserve “full …
There is still hope of playing the 2020 MLB season. While players definitely want to get back to action, there are some who may feel they have more to prove than others. Those players had bad seasons in 2019 by their standards, and would love nothing …
Joey Votto paid tribute to the late Tony Fernandez with a message written on his hat at Spring Training Wednesday. Votto, who is from Toronto, was a Blue Jays fan growing up. On his hat, he wrote a message that said: “RIP Tony – My Dad …
Joey Votto followed up a down power season in 2018 with one of the worst seasons of his career. Even though he’s 35 and seems to be slipping as he ages — a natural progression for professional athletes — Votto still has four years …
Angel Hernandez serving as the home plate umpire for Sunday’s Cincinnati Reds-Chicago Cubs game was Joey Votto’s worst nightmare. Votto went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in his team’s 6-3 loss. Known for having one of the best …
We’re over two months into the MLB season, and things are really starting to take shape across the league. While we’ve been delighted by the performances of numerous star players, there are also some big names that have, for whatever …
Though their careers aren’t yet over, there are a number of MLB players who have likely already done enough to punch their ticket to the Hall of Fame after they quit playing. There are other young players who have started promisingly, but a …
The state of MLB free agency is such that there has been increasing talk of a potential strike when the CBA comes up for negotiation, but one player seems relaxed about the whole thing. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto already knows what …
As six players are inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, it’s easy to look around the current crop of active players and ask which of them will someday receive the same honor. There are many players who are on the right …
Joey Votto is still performing at an All-Star level in his 12th MLB season, but he’s already thinking about what he wants his next chapter to look like. In an interview earlier this week on MLB Network with host Brian Kenny, the Cincinnati Reds …
Milwaukee Brewers catcher Erik Kratz had a great comment about his dust-up with Joey Votto during Thursday’s game. Votto was batting in the bottom of the third of Cincinnati’s 6-4 loss to Milwaukee. He had a 3-1 count and felt that the …
The Cincinnati Reds have been one of the worst teams in baseball since they last made the playoffs in 2013, and Joey Votto has every right to be frustrated. However, the five-time All-Star wishes he wasn’t so candid in expressing that …
Joey Votto is apparently a Canadian in name only these days. In an appearance Tuesday on the Yahoo! Sports MLB Podcast, the Cincinnati Reds first baseman, who is a native of Toronto, was asked if he was happy about fellow Canadian James Paxton …
Major League Baseball gets a lot of attention for its young stars. The likes of Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Manny Machado, and Carlos Correa are all under the age of 30 and look like they’ll be successful for years and years to come. It may be a …
The MLB season gets underway on Thursday, so the focus will inevitably be on the playoff race and who is contending for a World Series title. There is another worthwhile subplot to watch out for, and that is the race for the Most Valuable Player …
