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Outfielder Joey Votto retires

by Horace Rogers
Joey Votto (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)

According to Shi Davidi of Rogers Sportsnet On Wednesday, Toronto, Ontario first baseman Joey Votto retired at age 40. Votto’s retirement is notable. In spring training, Votto hit a home run for the Toronto Blue Jays. On the way back to the dugout, he stepped on a bat, twisted his ankle and suffered a serious injury. While Votto’s ankle healed, he spent time in the Blue Jays’ AAA system in Buffalo, trying to get back the swing that would make him an impact player for the Blue Jays. That never happened, so retirement was the best option.

Votto played 17 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds from 2007-2023 before signing a contract with Toronto on March 9. In 2056 games, 7252 at-bats and 8746 plate appearances, he scored 1171 runs and had 2135 hits, 459 doubles, 22 triples, 356 home runs, 1144 runs batted in, 80 stolen bases, 1365 walks, 3706 total bases, 48 ​​sacrifice flies, a .409 on-base percentage and a .511 slugging percentage.

The statistical categories in which Votto led the National League in single-season hits included doubles (40 in 2011), walks (110 in 2011, 94 in 2012, 135 in 2013, 143 in 2015, and 134 in 2017), on-base percentage (.424 in 2010, .416 in 2011, .474 in 2012, .435 in 2013, .434 in 2016, .454 in 2017, and .417 in 2018), and slugging percentage (.600 in 2010).

Votto was a National League All-Star six times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018), was the National League Most Valuable Player in 2010 (batting average .324 with 37 home runs and 113 runs batted in) and won the Tip O’Neill Award seven times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017).

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