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Joey Votto Retires after Legendary MLB Career

Cincinnati Reds Icon Announces Retirement

Longtime Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto has retired from baseball after 17 seasons in the MLB.

The 40-year-old Votto was drafted out of a Toronto-area high school in the second round of the 2002 MLB Draft.

He played his entire MLB career with the Reds, amassing a remarkable list of accomplishments:

Career Highlights

• Six-time All-Star
• 2010 National League MVP
• Career batting average of .309
• Led the NL in on-base percentage (OBP) three times
• Led the club in hitting 322 runs 82 total bases 266 doubles 38 HR 25 walks 70 multi-hit games 44 and 4-hit games 4his career-high 14-game

Votto is widely regarded as one of the best hitters of his generation and a Canadian baseball legend.

His retirement marks the end of an era for the Reds and for baseball fans around the world.