JOEY VOTTO RUMORS & GOSSIP
Joey Votto Powers His Way to NL Player of the Week
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto was given the honor of National League Player of the Week on Monday, covering games from the week of May 13 through May 19.
Over the course of the past week, Votto boasted a major league best batting average of .583, while leading the NL with a .655 on-base percentage and a .917 slugging percentage that was good enough for second in the NL...
Can Joey Votto return to MVP form?
Is Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto steadily working his way back into his 2012 MVP form?
Batting .349, the left-handed hitter has hit in eight straight games.
This includes a game on Saturday against the hosting Phillies where he successfully reached base six times.
Votto was 4-for-4 with two singles, a double, and a two run homer in the top of the ninth to cap things...
Video: Watch Joey Votto go yard against Phillies
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Cincinnati's six-game winning streak came to a halt Friday night as the Phillies handed the visitors a 5-3 defeat. Philly scored two in the bottom of the eighth to help push past the second-place Reds.
However, one guy Cincy certainly can't blame for the loss is Joey Votto, who notched two hits in the affair, including this...
Joey Votto is one of the 50 highest-paid athletes in sports
It goes without question that Reds first basemen Joey Votto is one of the elite players in Major League Baseball. The Canadian native has already racked up a National League Most Valuable Player Award (2010), a Gold Glove Award (2011), and three straight trips to the All-Star Game (2010-2012). Furthermore, he is led the league in on-base percentage every year since 2010 and continues...
Joey Votto on Sports Illustrated’s Fortunate 50 list
Every year since 2004, Sports Illustrated has rounded up the annual income of athletes and ranked them. This year, the number one athlete is boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. And making his first appearance on the list is Cincinnati Red favorite Joey Votto.
Yes, coming in at number 45 with a total income of $19,250,000 is Votto.
The 2010 MVP and a perennial All-Star isn’t a national...
Votto feasting on Marlins pitching, again
Joey Votto routinely feasts on Miami Marlins' pitching, and this season seems to be no different.
The All-Star first baseman looks for another big performance at the plate as he tries to help the Cincinnati Reds to a fifth straight win overall and on the road Wednesday night against the Marlins.
Votto is a .355 hitter in 38 career meetings with the Marlins, including .440 with...
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Should Joey Votto bat second in the lineup?
Should Dusty Baker be penciling Joey Votto into the two hole rather than the third spot in the batting order on a daily basis? It's an intriguing question and one that ESPN.com's Keith Law recently explored by arguing in favor of sticking Cincinnati's best hitter second in the lineup.
Here's a snippet of how Law justified his argument...
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In brief: Votto’s socks, Latos’ April, and Hal McCoy’s car
Those socks equal wins for the last two days. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)Last game
For the second day in a row, Joey Votto wore his socks high, and for the second day in a row, the Reds won. It’s officially their longest road streak of the season. Is showing off his socks what Votto is paid to do? When it equals wins, I think you could argue that it is.
Mat Latos was...
Votto and Choo could be dangerous duo for Reds
CINCINNATI This is not a Tale of Two Cities, it is a Tale of Two Players who wear the uniform of the Cincinnati Reds.It is about Joey Votto and it is about Shin-Soo Choo.Votto and Choo played amazing back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday in Great American Ball Park, games won by the Reds, 3-2 in 13 innings Saturday, and 10-6 Sunday.Votto: Seven hits. Two home runs.Choo: Reachd...
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April 21, 2013
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Joey Votto crushes homer out of the stadium
Your browser does not support iframes. There were some concerns entering the spring about Joey Votto's apparent lack of power at the end of last season. Votto missed nearly two months midseason due to a knee injury and returned to Cincinnati's lineup in early September. After hitting 14 homers before going on the disabled list in July, Votto did not homer at all following...
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