It’s Joey Votto’s birthday, and for that we celebrate

Joey Votto, born September 10, 1983, in Toronto, was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 2002 MLB Draft and spent 17 seasons with the team. The 2010 NL MVP led the National League in on-base percentage seven times and all of Major League Baseball in that stat three times during his career. From 2010 through 2018, Votto compiled a .964 OPS across 5,542 plate appearances with 216 home runs and more walks than strikeouts.

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