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• This Day in Braves History: Former Broadcaster and Hall of Fame Pitcher Don Sutton is BornPhoto by Andrew Snook/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1945 - Former broadcaster and Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton was born in Clio, Alabama on this day in 1945. Sutton would go on to win 324 games over a 23-year major league career. MLB History 1874 - The batter’s box is officially adopted at the fourth meeting of the National Association...2025Continue with Don Sutton headline news
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• Joey VottoJoey Votto’s Major League Baseball career is a fascinating journey of determination, skill, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. A player known for his mastery of the strike zone, exceptional ability to get on base, and remarkable consistency at the plate, Votto has carved out a legacy that places him among the best hitters of […]...2025
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• Will 2025 be the last season for these 20 MLB stars?We have baseball games essentially every day from now until November, which is music to every baseball fan's ears. The 2024 season was incredibly eventful and gave us a chance to bid farewell to iconic players like Charlie Blackmon and Joey Votto....2025See more Charlie Blackmon breaking news today
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 28, 2025Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Will Zack Greinke get in the Hall of Fame? Trevor Powers at Pitcher’s List ranks Royals prospects for dynasty leagues with Blake Mitchell at #2. There were two sides to Mitchell’s first minor league season. On the good side, he showed the ability to tap into his power consistently in game. In just 111 games, he hit 18 home runs and 16 doubles. For such a you...2025Check it out Zack Greinke
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• Andrew McCutchen is putting the finishing touches on a storied careerPhoto by Norm Hall/Getty Images A spot in Cooperstown may be unlikely, but Andrew McCutchen deserves praise for an outstanding run. If I had to pick my favorite cliche statement in sports media, it’d be that father time is undefeated. Time and time again we see the decline of a once seemingly unstoppable athlete, as the miles start to pile on and they are simply not the same as they once ...2024Click for news about Andrew McCutchen headline news
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• Outside The Confines: The big showdown in PhiladelphiaPhoto by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Benches empty in Philadelphia. The White Sox have been dealt a bad hand. The Mets are surging. And other news from around MLB. I don’t want to pick on the White Sox, but it’s mind-blowing to think that they could go on a 79-game winning streak and still be under .500. Of course, there aren’t 79 games left in the season, so it’s kind of a silly way of sa...2024Continue with White Sox breaking news today
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Joey Votto injury and suspension
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• This Day in Braves History: Former Broadcaster and Hall of Fame Pitcher Don Sutton is Born
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• Outside The Confines: The big showdown in Philadelphia
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• Outside The Confines: Joey Votto calls it quitsPhoto by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The most interesting man in baseball retires. The Mariners fire their manager. A look ahead to the stretch run and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Driving to the stadium right now. My Uber driver asked, "Are you a player?" I said, "No."— Joey Votto (@JoeyVotto) August 22, 2024 Longtime Reds first baseman Joey Votto an...2024See more articles Blue Jays availability report
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• Braves News: AJ Minter’s surgery, Gio Urshela, unlucky loss, morePhoto by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday The Braves officially suffered another brutal injury loss in AJ Minter, while one injury replacement in Gio Urshela had a solid evening amidst an unlucky loss to the Phillies. It’s just been that kind of season in Atlanta, with bad luck of all kinds. They will turn to Spencer Schwellenbach to try and secure ...2024See more Gio Urshela injury update
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeatPhoto by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Baby Birds zoomed up to 101 wins and the division crown in 2023, and their nest of prospects only continues to grow. For almost a decade, the daunting AL East was dominated by the high-profile New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, as well as the perennially savvy Tampa Bay Rays. In 2023, however, the division champion was none of those three teams; inst...2024Read about AL East
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• Braves News: Orlando Arcia, Spencer Strider, MorePhoto by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images A busy Sunday on the diamond The Braves enjoy split-squad action on Sunday against the Orioles and the Red Sox. The major news of the day was a scare moment involving Orlando Arcia getting hit by a pitch, but it seems as if the initial news is positive: Orlando Arcia was hit in the hand by a pitch. X-rays were negative. Braves will see how he...2024See also Orlando Arcia injury update
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• Outside The Confines: No baseball players won Oscars last nightPhoto by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images But it was still a fun show. While most of the buzz this weekend was over the Oscars, that doesn’t mean there was no baseball news to delve into. The Reds have a suspension scandal to deal with. Former Reds player Joey Votto is heading to his Canadian homeland on a minor league deal. The Twins are getting their sleep, Willy Adames is looking ...2024Visit the page Willy Adames injury status
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• Braves News: Hurston Waldrep reassigned to minor league camp, college baseball watchlist, and morePhoto by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday The Atlanta Braves made a series of moves on Friday to trim the roster to 41. Most notably, right-hander Hurston Waldrep was reassigned to minor league camp. The #Braves reassigned top pitching prospect Hurston Waldrep to minor league camp, after he impressed again Friday. Move was expec...2024Check it out Hurston Waldrep injury report
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• Outside The Confines: It might as well be Spring (Training)Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The Red Sox lock up a young pitcher. There are still a lot of unsigned free agents. The Dodgers and Padres are heading to Korea. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The Red Sox have agreed to a six-year, $55 million contract extension with right-hander Brayan Bello. There is a team option for a seventh year at $21 milli...2024See more Spring Training
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• 2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL CentralWillson and William Contreras | Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images It’s time to take a look at Cubs opponents for this year. As I did last year, I’m going to write up this year’s “Know Your Enemy” series by division, as the Cubs are playing all 29 teams again with the new balanced schedule and sorry, but I’m not writing 29 of these articles. In this series, I’m hoping to give everyone a gener...2024Check it out William Contreras availability report
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• Tuesday Rockpile: The case for signing Charlie Blackmon to a one-year extensionPhoto by Dustin Bradford/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, August 15, 2023 It’s happening. The Colorado Rockies are letting the kids play just as they’re coming out from under some veteran contracts, which includes seeing the end of Charlie Blackmon’s six-year, $108 million deal. (This year, he’s making $15 million.) In 2024, the Rockies can reset an...2023See more articles Charlie Blackmon
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• Mark Teixeira's Resurgence a Major Asset for AL East-Leading Yankees
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"2012 - Joey Votto agrees to a 10-year, $225 million contract with the Reds while Giants pitcher Matt Cain agrees to a six-year, $127 million contract with San Francisco." - 2024
"Joey Votto, former MVP and face of Reds, officially retires" - 2023
"Let’s begin at the beginning, which was when the Reds took a 3-0 lead, on a two-run homer by Spencer Steer in the first, and a solo shot by Joey Votto in the second." - 2022
"Joey Votto’s season is over, as the longtime Reds first baseman told reporters (including Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer) that he will undergo surgery on Friday to fix a damaged rotator cuff." - 2021
"MLB's All-35-and-Over Team: Max Scherzer, Adam Wainwright, Joey Votto among veterans thriving in 2021" - 2020
"The Reds have placed Joey Votto on the injured list but didn't give a reason for the move." - 2019
" Twins' Byron Buxton, Reds' Joey Votto among four MLB players primed to bounce back from disappointing 2018 seasons " - 2018
"In the last two years, Paul Goldschmidt, Joey Votto and Anthony Rizzo have all finished in the top three in NL MVP voting at least once, with Votto coming up just a vote short of a second MVP victory last season." - 2017
"Six-year-old Walter "Superbubz" Herbert's smile and upbeat attitude during his cancer battle was one that had an entire city cheering and rallying for him -- including Reds first baseman Joey Votto." - 2016
"Zack Cozart and Jay Bruce each hit two-run homers and Joey Votto drove in two runs to back lefty Brandon Finnegan, who served up four home runs but held on for a 9-5 Cincinnati victory at Wrigley Field." - 2015
"Rodriguez, Byrd and Cincinnati's Joey Votto were tossed as a result of the benches-clearing incident." - 2014
"Until now, clubs have had to gulp and swallow hard just to stomach the idea of $200 million contracts (hello, Cincinnati and Joey Votto, who agreed to $225 million over 10 years, and Seattle and Robinson Cano, who made a deal for $240 million over 10 years)."
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• This Day in Braves History: Former Broadcaster and Hall of Fame Pitcher Don Sutton is Born
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 28, 2025
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• Andrew McCutchen is putting the finishing touches on a storied career
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• Outside The Confines: The big showdown in Philadelphia
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• Outside The Confines: Joey Votto calls it quits
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2208: Thank You for Your ServaisBen Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners firing Scott Servais, the Angels not firing Perry Minasian, Joey Votto’s career and retirement, the continued collapse of Craig Kimbrel, NPB players pushing for a faster path to domestic and international free agency, and the NWSL abolishing its draft. Then (42:45) they’re joined by Patreon supporter […]...2024Check it out Ben Lindbergh contract
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• Cub Tracks earns a split?Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Cubs lose, Neely has a bad debut, but they play again today. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ ...2024See more Cub Tracks trade rumors
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• Joey Votto Announces Retirement
Joey Votto, who had been on a minor league contract with the Blue Jays, announced on Instagram that he has retired. The 2010 NL MVP didn’t get to the majors with his hometown team but played an illustrious 17-year career with the Reds. Votto provided a lengthy statement alongside a brief video of him departing…...2024See more Blue Jays contract rumors
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat
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• What Bengals fans, writers are saying about Lions’ signing of DT DJ ReaderPhoto by Courtney Culbreath/Getty Images A look at Detroit Lions free agent signing DT DJ Reader through the reactions of Cincinatti Bengals fans and analysts. Does this count as a splash-signing? Asking for a friend. After having a visit planned for Thursday, March 14, free agent defensive tackle DJ Reader is leaving the city with a deal in place, agreeing to a two-year deal worth a maxi...2024See also Detroit Lions
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 28, 2025
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• Andrew McCutchen is putting the finishing touches on a storied career
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• Outside The Confines: Joey Votto calls it quits
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat
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• Outside The Confines: Third-degree BurnesCharles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports More fallout from the Corbin Burnes trade. The White Sox make a couple of deals, as do the A’s. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The groundhog saw his shadow on Friday, which means there will be six more weeks of not signing Cody Bellinger. We should nickname Corbin Burnes “Third Degree,” as in Corbin “Third Degree” Burnes. That’s a shou...2024See more Charles LeClaire statistics
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• A hypothetical 2024 Hall of Fame ballotPhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images I don’t have a Hall of Fame vote, but if I did, this is what it would look like. This is an exercise that I have thought about doing for the last three years, but ultimately decided that it wasn’t worth the trouble. Voting for Baseball’s Hall of Fame in my opinion is the ultimate honor for a writer, but in recent years we have seen b...2024Visit the page Atlanta Braves scores
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• 2023 Braves Season in Review: AJ Smith-ShawverPhoto by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2021 draftee flew through the minors and made his MLB debut in 2023, setting himself up for a bigger opportunity going forward If you’re an Atlanta Braves pitching prospect with some modicum of minor league success at this point, well, don’t sign a long-term lease at a minor league stop, because you’re going to be flying through the s...2023Click for news about Smith Shawver
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• Despite risks, Royals bank on high school players in draft
Angela Piazza/Caller-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK The Royals are banking a lot on their player development. The Royals head into the All-Star break with the second-worst record in baseball, well on their way to setting a club record for most losses in a season. There is little help on the way, as many evaluators rank the farm system near the bottom of the league. The amateur draft provides an...2023Click for news about Blake Mitchell
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• Elly De La Cruz makes baseball history just 15 games into his career
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images It’s Elly De La Cruz’s world and we’re just living in it We’ve been telling you for a few weeks that it is time to pay attention to the Cincinnati Reds. Certainly the fact that the Reds are winning again — they entered Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves 1.5 games up in the NL Central and riding an 11-game winning streak — is a big help. But mo...2023See more articles Dylan Buell statistics
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• Cubs 10, Pirates 6: Comeback Cubs score six in sixth
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs bats were silent. And then, suddenly, they weren’t. This game began as had many in recent weeks. The Cubs fell behind, home runs were served up to the opposition, and Cubs batters did get on base in the early innings but were left frustratingly stranded. Then something happened that’s been rare to date — Cubs hitters actually put together timely ...2023Check it out Quinn Harris scores
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• Andrew McCutchen is putting the finishing touches on a storied career
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• Outside The Confines: Joey Votto calls it quits
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat
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• Braves News: Orlando Arcia, Spencer Strider, More
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• Cub Tracks’ happy campers?Photo by Aaron Doster/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Cubs split-squad split the games. Matt Shaw is the real deal. So is Shota Imanaga. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB ba...2024See more Cub Tracks
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• Outside The Confines: No postseason for the YankeesJohn Jones-USA TODAY Sports It’s the first time since 2016 the Yankees haven’t seen October baseball. They’ve been called a dynasty. They’ve spent some of the highest amounts in modern history to build winning teams, and now the Yankees will be missing the postseason for the first time since 2016. As you’ll see in some of the links below, while the Yankees are disappointed, some people ar...2023Check it out Aaron Judge
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• Who to root for in October as a White Sox fanTim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Our club has long been eliminated from postseason contention, but that doesn’t mean you should abstain from watching baseball in October October is one of my favorite months. Most people love it because of Halloween or pumpkin spice everything. But me, I’m here for one thing above all else: Postseason Baseball Unfortunately for White Sox fans, our team will not ...2023See more White Sox
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• Tuesday Rockpile: The case for signing Charlie Blackmon to a one-year extension
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• Cub Tracks strikes back
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Cubs pile it on again and force the issue. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maxi...2023Check it out Cub Tracks
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• Reds series preview: When playing the kids works
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images It’s the Elly de la Cruz show now. A small-market team in the Midwest lost 100 games last year, with one of the worst offenses and pitching staffs in the league. Rather than upgrade through free agency, they stood pat, and the owner was accused of being cheap for sitting on his hands. And yet this year, the team is playing well, flirting with .500, just a ...2023See also Dylan Buell
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• Benches Clear in Pirates-Reds Game After Tempers Flare in Beanball War
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• Votto attends visitation for 6-year-old fan
Six-year-old Walter "Superbubz" Herbert's smile and upbeat attitude during his cancer battle was one that had an entire city cheering and rallying for him -- including Reds first baseman Joey Votto. Herbert died on Oct. 6 after two years of battling neuroblastoma. On Thursday night, according to WLWT-TV, Votto was among the hundreds of mourners who paid his respects to the family during a visitati...2017
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• Votto hits 3 of Reds' 5 homers to power past Philly
Joey Votto walloped three home runs on Tuesday night to lead the Reds to an 11-2 victory over the Phillies and secure the three-game series at Great American Ball Park....2015Visit the page American Ball Park
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• Reds ride early barrage to victory over Cubs
After being roughed up by the Cubs this season, the Reds got some revenge on Tuesday. Zack Cozart and Jay Bruce each hit two-run homers and Joey Votto drove in two runs to back lefty Brandon Finnegan, who served up four home runs but held on for a 9-5 Cincinnati victory at Wrigley Field....2016Continue with Zack Cozart
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• Votto extends streak, speaks from heart
Until Joey Votto stretched his career-high streak of reaching base safely to 46 games by walking during his final plate appearance on Tuesday night, the Reds' first baseman seemed poised to finally come up empty during a 4-1 loss to the Cubs. There was even a question of whether Votto was feeling well enough to finish the game....2015
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• Clutch Votto blasts Reds past Cubs in ninth
Joey Votto crushed a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth to power the Reds to a 7-4 victory on Wednesday at Wrigley Field over the Cubs, who had tied the game in the bottom of the eighth on Kris Bryant's two-run home run....2015See more Wrigley Field
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• Leake, Reds defeat Tribe in rainy opener
Mike Leake turned in six solid innings and drove in three runs, helping lead the Reds to a 6-1 Interleague victory over the Indians in the annual battle for the Ohio Cup. Marlon Byrd and Joey Votto helped back Leake's big night with a home run apiece....2015See more Mike Leake
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• Votto clutch as Reds come back to beat Cards
With his first career hit off reliever Trevor Rosenthal, Joey Votto followed the Reds' climb out of a four-run hole with a go-ahead RBI single as Cincinnati stunned the Cardinals with a 5-4 win that salvaged a split of the rain-shortened series at Busch Stadium....2017Continue with Trevor Rosenthal
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1862: Forbidden Ball Trick
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Joe Maddon’s mohawk, the latest details about Mike Trout’s (and Tommy Pham’s and Joc Pederson’s) legendary fantasy football league, a rash of hidden-ball-trick attempts, the “old guy’s still got it” resurgences of Nelson Cruz and Joey Votto, how big a deal Aaron Judge’s potentially historic home-run pace shou...2022Check it out Ben Lindbergh
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• Prepare Yourself For Some Votto Erotica
Went looking for Joey Votto stats since the All-Star break and I found this tidbit: Votto since AS break: .462/.560/.692 Votto vs. MIL in 2016: 12 games, 18-for-46 (.391), 2 HR, .472 OBP#RedHots pic.twitter.com/OQp576zXSF — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 14, 2016 In case you missed the fine print, that's from 2016, so kinda pointless, but it shows he loves himself some hot air. Joey is filled w...2021Check it out Cincinnati Reds
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• This Day in Braves History: Former Broadcaster and Hall of Fame Pitcher Don Sutton is Born
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 28, 2025
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• Andrew McCutchen is putting the finishing touches on a storied career
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• Outside The Confines: The big showdown in Philadelphia
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• Outside The Confines: Joey Votto calls it quits
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• Cub Tracks earns a split?
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat
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• Votto homers on 1st pitch of Jays spring debutJoey Votto went deep on the first pitch he faced in his spring training debut with Toronto on Sunday....2024
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• What Bengals fans, writers are saying about Lions’ signing of DT DJ Reader
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• Outside The Confines: No baseball players won Oscars last night
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Joey Votto rumors, scandals
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• Andrew McCutchen is putting the finishing touches on a storied career
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• Outside The Confines: No baseball players won Oscars last night
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• A hypothetical 2024 Hall of Fame ballot
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• Cub Tracks strikes back
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• Outside The Confines: The Mets got a lump of Correa for Christmas
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Though if he passes his physical, he might be a diamond for the Mets. This will be the last OTC before Christmas, so first and foremost I want to wish everyone reading a very safe and happy holiday. I hope you get some time off and an opportunity to decompress, spend time with family, and just enjoy the offerings of the season. And with the holiday in m...2022Check it out Michael Reaves buzz
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• Central Notes: Suarez, Mahle, Romano, Garrett, Kirby, Tigers
Mark Sheldon of MLB.com posits that the Reds’ extension of Eugenio Suarez is a sign that the club is making an effort to keep a young core of players together for the foreseeable future, alongside potential future Hall-of-Famer Joey Votto. In the companion video, GM Dick Williams speaks highly of Suarez, particularly in regards to his defensive capabilities. “This is one of the premier defenders i...2018Visit the page Mark Sheldon scandal
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• Votto's future appears to be in Cincinnati
The Reds' Hot Stove season usually includes annual speculation of whether first baseman Joey Votto and his large contract will be traded. While there are likely clubs -- namely Votto's hometown Blue Jays -- that wouldn't mind having him in their lineup for the right price, his departure is unlikely....2016See more articles Hot Stove
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• In Lost Season, Now Is the Time for Todd Frazier Blockbuster Trade
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• Mark Teixeira's Resurgence a Major Asset for AL East-Leading Yankees
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• Don't Forget About Joey Votto, Sweeping Cincinnati Reds in Rugged NL Central
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