Joey Votto

Joey Votto is the player I point to when explaining patience as a skill. Spending his entire 17-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, he showed a loyalty that is increasingly rare in modern baseball. His 2010 MVP and Hank Aaron Award, plus a string of All-Star selections, confirmed elite production, but what truly defines him for me is his legendary plate discipline, the willingness to refuse a pitch rather than chase. Joining Larry Walker among Canadians with 2,000 hits, 300 homers, and 1,000 RBIs cements his place in his country's baseball history. To me, he is a thinking man's hitter and a genuine point of national pride.

Name (English)

Joey Votto

Name (Japanese)

ジョーイ・ボット

Reading

じょーい・ぼっと

Born

September 10, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Boar

Origin

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Height

188 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Awards & achievements

• 2010 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
• 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2010 Hank Aaron Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/joeyvotto/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey%20Votto
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762227

Tags

• Ontario
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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