{"id":9544,"date":"2024-08-22T05:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9544"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:57:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T09:57:25","slug":"baseball-icon-joey-votto-hangs-up-cleats-after-17-mlb-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/baseball-icon-joey-votto-hangs-up-cleats-after-17-mlb-seasons","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Icon Votto Hangs Up Cleats after 17 MLB seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/joey-votto-retires-from-professional-baseball-after-17-seasons.jpg\" alt=\"Joey Votto retires from professional baseball after 17 seasons\" class=\"wp-image-9545\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Canadian icon Joey Votto has announced his retirement from baseball.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votto played 17 MLB seasons, earning six all-star selections, a 2010 National League MVP award, and a Gold Glove.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The decision came after the Blue Jays GM told him a call-up was highly unlikely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian icon <strong>Joey Votto<\/strong> has announced its retirement from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/baseball\">professional baseball<\/a> via an Instagram post on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 40-year-old first baseman who spent all of his career playing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/reds\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a> posted a brief video filmed in what appears to be a parking lot, saying <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>That\u2019s it. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C-8q6oGvwxV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Joey Votto (@joeyvotto)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Votto added a long description to the post in which he thanked his parents, brother, friends, coaches, colleagues, and fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement was made minutes prior to Toronto hosting Cincinnati in the finale of a three-game series, which the Reds won <em>11-7<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"17-impressive-mlb-seasons\">17 Impressive MLB Seasons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision came on Wednesday after, according to TSN\u2019s Scott Mitchell, Blue Jays\u2019 general manager, <strong>Ross Atkins<\/strong>, drove to Buffalo to have a talk with Votto and inform him about the very slim likelihood of a call-up for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The T<strong>oronto native spent 17 seasons in the MLB<\/strong>, which brought him six all-star selections, a 2010 National League MVP award, and a prestigious Gold Glove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The most LEGENDARY moments of Joey Votto&#039;s career!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-MaqTddfNps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Last spring, he inked a minor-league contract with the Blue Jays.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He never got the chance to play a major-league game for his hometown team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Thank you to my parents, Wendy and Joe, for giving me everything I needed to fulfill my dream of becoming a professional baseball player. Thank you to my brother, Tyler Votto, for throwing me wiffle balls for all these years (ha ha, you are the best, I had to write this.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Votto also thanked his high school colleagues and fellow baseball fans, the Etobicoke community that supported him as a youth player, Leon Roberts and Freddie Benavides whom Votto helped him become a pro player, and Dusty Baker and Scott Rolen who taught him how to be a \u201c<em>pro\u2019s pro<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"toronto-and-canada-i-wanted-to-play-in-front-of-you\">\u201cToronto and Canada, I wanted to Play in Front of You.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Toronto + Canada, I wanted to play in front of you. Sigh, I tried with all my heart to play for my people. I\u2019m just not good anymore. Thank you for all the support during my attempt.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The player who represented Canada at the World Baseball Classic in 2009 and 2013 and won the Lou Marsh Trophy (now the Northern Star Award), as the Canadian athlete of the year in 2010 and 2017, continued his post by saying \u201c<em>Cincinnati, I\u2019ve only played for you. I love you<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Votto, who was drafted out of high school by the Reds during the second round of the 2002 MLB draft and <strong>managed to hit .294 with 356 home runs and 1,444 RBI in a whopping 2,056 games is ending his career on-base plus slugging percentage of .920<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I was myself in this sport. I was able to be my best self. I played this sport with every last ounce of my body, heart, and mind.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Votto could become the third Canadian player to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhall.org\">National Baseball Hall of Fame<\/a> in Cooperstown, New York. He will be officially eligible for induction in 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The longtime Red\u2019s US$251.5-million contract contract spreading over 12 years came to an end last fall, which turned him into a free agent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>shoulder injury that he suffered limited him to just 65 games in the previous season<\/strong>. Cincinnati said no to his $20-million option for 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: Canadian icon Joey Votto has announced its retirement from professional baseball via an Instagram post on Wednesday evening. 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