Joey Votto Stats & Facts
Joey Votto Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R 74 Weight: 220 Born: Saturday, September 10, 1983 in Toronto, ON CAN Died: in , Debut: 9/4/2007 Last Game: 9/30/2018 Full Name: Joseph Daniel Votto
Joey Votto and the Reds agree to a three-year contract extension worth $38 million
Joey Votto and the Reds agree to a three-year contract extension worth $38 million. The 27 year-old first baseman, who was voted the National League’s Most Valuable Player last season, had a career year, batting .324 along with hitting 37 home runs and driving in 113 runs.
Major League Baseball Season Recap 2010
Major League Season Recap 2010 World Series – San Francisco Giants NL over Texas Rangers AL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Edgar Renteria Babe Ruth Award – Tim Lincecum Championship Series ALCS Texas Rangers over New York Yankees 4 games to 2 ALCS MVP – Josh Hamilton NLCS San Francisco Giants over Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to…
Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds wins the 2010 National League Most Valuable Player Award
Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds wins the 2010 National League Most Valuable Player Award. He defeats fellow 1B Albert Pujols of the Cardinals who had beaten him in voting for both the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards, by getting 31 of 32 first-place votes in recognition of his leadership role on a young Reds team that reached the postseason for the first time in 15 years. Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies finishes third.
Brandon Phillips hits his 28th home run of the yeargiving him the record for a Cincinnati Reds second baseman, surpassing Joe Morgan’s 27 in 1976
2007 – The Reds beat the Mets, 7 – 0. Brandon Phillips hits his 28th home run of the year, coming in the 1st inning against John Maine with Alex Gonzalez aboard. This gives him the record for a Cincinnati Reds second baseman, surpassing Joe Morgan’s 27 in 1976. In his third major league start, Tom Shearn tosses six scoreless frames for the win, while Reds 1B Joey Votto homers in his first major league start.
Joey Votto selected with 44th pick
June 4, 2002: The Cincinnati Reds select catcher Joey Votto out of Richview Collegiate Institute in Toronto with the 44th overall pick in the MLB Draft. Votto will go on to be one of the top 5 players in Reds history.
