Since the end of the 2026 regular season, fans, media members, and former players have questioned the Cincinnati Reds’ direction. Now, Joey Votto is raising concerns about where the organization is falling short.
The Cincinnati Reds did not meet their expectations this year. However, shortstop Elly De La Cruz enjoyed a huge season. He won’t win the National League MVP given the presences of Pete Crow-Armstrong and Shohei Ohtani, but De La Cruz will earn some MVP votes nonetheless.
MLB has been awarding the National League Championship Series MVP Award since the 1977 season. How many of the winners can you name in six minutes?
Even in a sport as team-oriented as baseball, teams still tend to take on the identity of their best player. The Cleveland Guardians have certainly been taking after Jose Ramirez, who is arguably playing his best baseball in the 2026 MLB postseason.
The 2026 MLB season was full of great performances, breakout stars, and incredible feats. These are the 25 things we learned along the way.
Joey Votto needed only eight words to introduce a Cincinnati Reds-Los Angeles Dodgers trade debate: “De Paula for Elly. Who says no?” The proposal pairs Los Angeles prospect Josue De Paula with Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La Cruz, creating an intriguing conversation about potential versus proven production.
The Cincinnati Reds ended the season in disappointing fashion this year, as they were eliminated from postseason contention after being a sub-.500 team for most of the season.
Joey Votto called his shot on live television and it blew up in his face. The former Cincinnati Reds great was part of Thursday’s Wild Card Game 3 broadcast between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park in Atlanta, Ga.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves went up 1-0 in their Wild Card playoff series vs the Philadelphia Phillies thanks to a late home run from Austin Riley, winning by a score of 5-3.
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees start a best-of-three Wild Card Series on Tuesday, and Joey Votto is picking the Red Sox. The Yankees posted a hype video on X, captioning it, "One Team.
The MLB Playoffs will begin soon, and with the Yankees facing off against the Red Sox, Joey Votto thinks Boston will get the win. The MLB regular season will come to an end on Sunday, with the postseason beginning in the coming week.
The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.
With the franchise mired in a 31-year playoff series drought, icons Larkin and Joey Votto are calling for urgent changes from ownership amid small-market payroll hurdles
The Cincinnati Reds are going to finish below .500 this season and the fans are seemingly putting the blame on anybody they can. They've blamed the players for struggling to produce.
As the last New York Mets series featured the return of Pete Alonso with the Baltimore Orioles, it has many are reflecting on the team not pursuing the slugger hard enough to re-sign him during the offseason.
Joey Votto has seen what Elly De La Cruz can do up close as a former teammate. Now, the former Cincinnati Reds first baseman believes De La Cruz has a case as the best shortstop in baseball.
Doing it in the midst of losing and during a losing season, Elly De La Cruz still made history in multiple ways on Wednesday night.
Joey Votto was fantastic in his role as a broadcaster during Sunday Night Baseball’s coverage of the Reds and Cubs, earning plenty of praise for his insight and personality throughout the night.
The Cincinnati Reds took to the field against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night for a special edition of Sunday Night Baseball, which featured franchise legend Joey Votto and Cubs legend Anthony Rizzo as part of the broadcast team.
Providing Cincinnati Reds fans a reason to cheer during a tough season for the team, rookie sensation Sal Stewart has moved closer to setting a franchise record.
Joey Votto carved out an amazing 17-year MLB career, spending all of it with the Cincinnati Reds. From his debut in 2007 to his final season in 2023, he had six All-Star appearances, one Gold Glove and was the 2010 National League MVP.
With "Sunday Night Baseball" returning to NBC for the first time in over 25 years and to help usher in the network's return, MLB announced three former big leaguers will headline NBC’s analysis for its pregame shows.
Joey Votto’s absence from Cincinnati may end up being very short-lived.
Former Cincinnati Reds great Joey Votto is hanging up his spikes.
Former National League MVP Joey Votto can’t seem to catch a break.
He’s back. According to numerous sources, Joey Votto is back in game action on Monday, having been transferred to the Florida Complex League Jays on a rehab assignment.
A week after agreeing to a non-roster deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, 40-year-old veteran Joey Votto wasted little time making his presence known.
On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays made headlines when it was reported that veteran slugger and Etobicoke, Ontario product Joey Votto would be joining the squad on a MiLB deal as a non-roster invitee to big league camp.
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