Joey Votto
- Cincinnati Reds (2007 -present)
- 4 × All-Star (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
- NL MVP (2010)
- Gold Glove Award ( 2011)
- Hank Aaron Award ( 2010)
- USA Today MVP (2010)
Joey Votto ( born September 10, 1983 in Toronto, Canada ) is a Canadian baseball player in Major League Baseball. He plays as a first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and won the 2010 NL MVP Award and the Lou Marsh Trophy as Sportsman of the Year in Canada.
Career
Votto was discovered in 2002 by the Cincinnati Reds. He was invited to spring training for the Cincinnati Reds in 2007 and made it to the 40 -man squad of the Reds. Before he was allowed to play, he should prove himself again beforehand at the Louisville Bats.
On 1 September 2007 he was called to the Reds game against the New York Mets in the squad. On September 4, 2007, he made his debut for the Cincinnati Reds, but was played by Guillermo Mota by strikeout. Then Vottos career went very well and he struck in 2007, four homers and five Run batted in (RBI ). 2008 Votto hit 24 home runs and 84 RBI. In the vote for the " Rookie of the Year " in 2008 he lost almost the catcher of the Chicago Cubs, Geovany Soto.
2009 Votto was a top performer in the team led by manager Dusty Baker. Votto hit 2009 25 homers and 84 RBI, even though he had to sit 31 games because he had a serious infection in the inner ear. Nevertheless, he was named in a week in September after 10 RBI in five games for "Player of the Week". In 2010, after the good year 2009, an almost perfect year when Votto hit 37 home runs and 113 RBI. He was in 2010 making it the fourth best batter in the MLB season.
In 2011 he signed for a salary total of $ 38 million a three-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
Awards
- MLB All-Star Selection
- NL MVP (2010)
- USA Today MVP (2010)
- Hank Aaron Award ( 2010)