Reds Legend Joey Votto Announces Retirement From Baseball

We’re gonna miss you, Joey! Congratulations on one hell of a career!

First baseman Joey Votto, the legendary Cincinnati Red and winner of the 2010 NL MVP, has announced his retirement from baseball.I was myself in this sport,” wrote Votto. “I was able to be my best self. I played this sport with every last ounce of my body, heart, and mind. Thank you for everything.”

After completing a 12-year, $251.5 million deal with Cincinnati last season, Votto became a free agent. Votto was taken in the 2002 amateur draft by the Reds in the second round, with the MLB legend coming out of Toronto’s Richview Collegiate Institute.