Blue Jays sign Votto to Minor League deal
Joey Votto. (HCP file photo)
The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with first baseman Joey Votto on a Minor League contract with an invite to 2024 Major League Spring Training.
Votto, 40, appeared in 65 games for the Reds in 2023, posting a .747 OPS with 20 extra-base hits and 38 RBI.
The 6-2, 220 lb. left-handed hitter was selected by Cincinnati in the 2nd round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft, eventually making his MLB debut for the club in 2007. The Toronto, Ontario, native has played his entire 17-year big league career in Cincinnati, batting .294 with 459 doubles, 22 triples, 356 home runs, 1,144 RBI and a .920 OPS.
Votto is a six-time National League All-Star, an NL MVP (2010), a Hank Aaron Award winner (2010), and a Gold Glove-winning first baseman (2011). Additionally, he has won seven James Tip O’Neill awards as the top Canadian in baseball, and a pair of Lou Marsh Trophies as Canada’s top athlete (2010 & 2017).
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