‘I want the game to tell me I’m done’: Joey Votto explains decision to retire
Sometimes, the most noble thing someone can do is accept their fate. That acceptance came to the storied Joey Votto on a regular Wednesday night in the dog days of…
Why Canadian baseball giant Joey Votto decided it was time to retire
TORONTO – Joey Votto so desperately wanted to play for the Toronto Blue Jays, for his family, friends and the Etobicoke village that helped raised a future Hall-of-Famer. He craved…
Canadian baseball giant Joey Votto says goodbye in trademark fashion
TORONTO – The goodbye video, all nine seconds of it posted to Instagram on Wednesday, is vintage Joey Votto. “That’s it. I’m done. I am officially retired from baseball,” he…
As Reds series wraps up, what’s next for Joey Votto and Blue Jays?
TORONTO — Relatively speaking, Tuesday afternoon was a quiet one at Rogers Centre. On the third-base side of the field, various Toronto Blue Jays players completed their pre-game routines while…
After ‘shock to my system,’ Joey Votto finds the good in hard road to Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Toward the end of the Buffalo Bisons’ daily game-review meeting, held in Sahlen Field’s home dugout on a grey and muggy Thursday, manager Casey Candaele called on…
Canadian-born Phillies prospect has unique connection to Votto
If you grow up with an NBA coach as your dad, interacting with professional athletes isn’t exactly a new experience by the time you graduate high school. But even Philadelphia…
Blue Jays’ relievers make progress, Votto sidelined again
After making his return to minor-league action last week, Joey Votto underwent another setback in his attempt to get back onto the field full-time. The 40-year-old experienced lower back tightness…