Editor’s note:This story has been updated to reflect the Cincinnati Reds declining to pick up their club option on Joey Votto’s contract.
Joey Votto is a free agent for the first time in his 17-year MLB career after the Cincinnati Reds announced they declined the club option on his contract for next year.
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Over the years Votto has won a Most Valuable Player, been a six-time All-Star and won a Gold Glove Award. He’s become one of the most prolific players in Reds history with more than 300 home runs and 2,000 hits while carrying a .302 lifetime batting average.
He has a lot of bangs in his career since debuting in 2007.
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Votto has become one of the most beloved players in franchise history both for his on-field and off-field resume. Votto even recently joined social media to great fanfare.
As he enters a season where he’s coming off a 36 home run campaign and will turn 39 years old n September, here’s a timeline of Votto’s career.
Cincinnati Reds draft Joey Votto in 2002
Twenty years ago this June, the Reds drafted Canadian high school star and third baseman Joseph Daniel Votto. He was the 44th selection of the draft, getting picked in the second round.
Votto played prep ball at Richview Collegiate Institute in Toronto. Votto had signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Coastal Carolina.
Other players drafted in 2002 include Zack Greinke (6th overall), Prince Fielder (7th) and Cole Hamels (17th)
Joey Votto makes his debut 5 years later on Sept. 4, 2007
The path to the big leagues for Votto wasn’t quick. He spent more than five years in the minors, seeing time in Dayton, Potomac, Sarasota, Chattanooga and eventually Louisville.
He started the 2007 season with the Louisville Bats and hit .294 in Triple-A with 22 home runs and 92 RBI.
When rosters expanded in 2007, Votto made his debut against the New York Mets on Sept. 4, 2007 in Cincinnati. He had one at-bat and struck out.
Joey Votto gets first hit, a home run, on Sept. 5, 2007
The debut didn’t go great (0-for-1 with a strikeout) but his second game was impressive.
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In his second career at-bat, Votto banged his first home run, which was his first hit, and went 3-for-4. He also had his first walk in the game. The Reds won 7-0.
Votto’s month of September in 2007 was something to remember. He had a six-game hit streak and an eight-game on-base streak for the Reds in 24 games. He finished with a .321 batting average and .907 OPS.
Joey Votto finishes second in Rookie of the Year voting in 2008
Votto didn’t start on Opening Day in 2008, but he didn’t platoon very long.
He played in 151 games and batted .297 and hit 24 home runs. Geovany Soto of the Cubs won National League Rookie of the Year in 2008.
Joey Votto makes first Cincinnati Reds Opening Day start in 2009
Starting to establish himself as one of the best first baseman in baseball, Votto started his first Cincinnati Reds Opening Day in 2009.
He hit .322 with 25 home runs and drove in 84 runs that season. He had a .414 OBP and .981 OPS in 2009.
Votto received MVP votes in 2009.
All-Star Joey Votto wins MVP in 2010; Leads the Reds back to the playoffs
Votto’s 2010 season is one of the best ever for a Red. He made his first All-Star team and beat Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals for the National League MVP trophy.
Votto received all but one MVP first-place votes. He led the league in OBP, slugging and OPS. He had 37 homes runs, batted .324 and drove in 113 RBI. Votto even stole 16 bases.
The Reds also won 91 games and finished first in the NL Central. The Reds lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the playoffs. Votto was 1-for-10 in the three game series.
Joe Votto wins the Gold Glove in 2011
Votto won a Golden Glove award in 2011 while also finishing sixth in MVP voting.
Joey Votto: The on-base king of the 2010s
From 2010-2013, Votto led the league in OBP. He led the league in walks from 2011-2013.
From 2011-2017, Votto led the league in walks five times. From 2010-2018, Votto led the league in OBP seven times.
Joey Votto signs 12-year contract in 2012; Reds enter rebuild
In 2012 the Reds made sure that Votto would be around for a while.
Cincinnati signed Votto to a historic contract for the organization, a 12-year $251.5 million deal. The contract surpassed Ken Griffey Jr.’s $116.5 million contract in 2000.
Votto was 28 at the time.
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Two years after Votto signed his extension, the Reds began to enter a rebuild. Manager Dusty Baker was fired after the 2013 season and during the 2014 season the Reds went 76-86 under Bryan Prince.
Over the next several seasons, the Reds would trade stars Johnny Cueto, Todd Frazier, Ardolis Chapman, Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce. The Reds finished with the second-worst record in baseball in 2015 and 2016.
A 2017 season to remember for Joey Votto
While the Reds won just 68 games in 2017, finishing with the fifth-worst record in baseball, Votto may have had his best season ever, possibly better than his 2010 MVP season.
Votto played in all 162 games for just the second time in his career. He walked 134 times, batted .320 and struck out only 83 times. He had a OPS of 1.032, an OBP of .454 and drove in 100 runs.
He finished second in the MVP voting to Giancarlo Stanton, who led the league in home runs, RBI and slugging. Stanton beat Votto by two votes for the MVP.
Joey Votto still bangs era begins in 2019
Votto was an All-Star in 2018 and once again led the league in OBP. But he got hurt toward the end of the season and his 2019 and 2020 seasons were struggles.
Votto hit .261 with just 15 homes runs in 2019 while playing on 142 games.
During a tough West Coast road trip in 2019, Votto asked teammate Jesse Winker during an interview if “he still banged” after questions about his power hitting.
That led to Reds fans going all-in on the phrase even two years later.
A resurgent Joey Votto in 2021
The COVID-shortened 2020 season wasn’t a good one for Votto. He was even benched at one point. But in September following the benching, Votto changed his approach and finished the season on a positive.
He hit 11 home runs down the stretch but still finished with just a .226 average.
Then came 2021.
Things started slow for Votto and then he broke a bone in his hand and missed a month of the season. When he came back, he went on a tear.
Votto would go on to receive MVP votes as he hit 36 home runs and drove in 99 runs, his most since 2018. He batted .266 as he focused not on getting on base, but instead hitting for power.
During the season Votto got his 2,000th hit and 300th home run.
Cincinnati Reds decline club option after 2023 season
The Reds declined the club option on Votto’s 10-year, $225 million contract, which was announced Saturday. Votto set career lows in batting average (.202) and on-base percentage (.314) in 2023, which eclipsed his previous career lows set in 2021.
Votto played in 91 games in 2021 and 65 games in 2022. His career slash line in 17 seasons with the Reds is .249/.409/.511.
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