Joey Votto is ejected in the finale of his contract year
\n”, “providerName”: “Twitter”, “providerUrl”: “https://twitter.com”, “type”: “oembed”, “width”: 550, “contentType”: “rich”},{ “__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: “For every game, I want to play the entire game for the people who come to the games, for the people who watch at home, for the people who follow each career , I “I’m proud of getting through a game,” Votto said. “And I didn’t do that today.” And on the last day of the season, it’s unfortunate.” Votto, 40, is coming off a 10-year, $225 million contract extension he signed in 2012. That includes a 2024 club option worth $20 million with a $7 million insurance buyout. The Reds, including president of baseball operations Nick Krall, have not indicated whether they exercised the option becomes. A decision will be made shortly after the World Series. If he becomes a free agent for the first time, Votto could return to the Reds or extend his career at another club if he feels he can still play. 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After making his debut in June, he continued to battle shoulder limitations this season. Over 65 games this season, Votto batted .202 with a .747 OPS, 14 home runs and 38 RBIs. In his 17 seasons – all with the Reds – he is second in franchise history with 356 home runs and a .920 OPS and collected 2,135 hits. Six-time National League All-Star, he was the 2010 NL MVP and received MVP votes in eight additional seasons. Votto did not start the final four games for Cincinnati, although Bell noted he was healthy and available. 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I love everything he does for our team. Yeah, it starts with a “To be a player that helps us win. But for us, there’s a lot more to it than that. I loved it and.” I love having him on our team. I love everything he does, everything he brings and everything about who he is.”\n\nIn a natural moment on September 24 against the Pirates during the Reds’ final home game of the season at Great American Ball Park, Votto received a standing ovation before his first plate appearance. In recognition of the moment, he stepped out of the batter’s box and raised his helmet in front of the fans. Further ovations came later in the game after he hit a single in his final-batter of the day and was replaced by a pinch-runner. 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While he certainly fits Wainwright’s great career, he has never received as much attention or a farewell tour around the league – as Miguel Cabrera did with the Tigers Votto’s style.\n\nVotto, who has always preferred to stay out of the spotlight, wasn’t ready to talk about his future.\n\n\”As far as my future, my individual future, I’m not there yet,” Votto said. “I’ve been given so much praise and attention in this last section that I came into conflict because I valued it, acknowledged it, and was grateful for it.” But then there’s the competitive side of me that says, “Let me just compete today.” I don’t want to deal with anything other than distract from today’s competition \\[or\\], “How can I help the team?” How can I help us move closer to a playoff spot? A lot happened at once. I acknowledge the support. I recognize the interest, but I just don’t have an answer yet. We’ll see.\n\n\”I can promise you this: Whenever I’m done playing, I’ll speak it. It’ll be fun and funny. 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The Reds star is out of the possible final against Cincinnati after a hit
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ST. LOUIS – It’s not yet clear whether Joey Votto’s days with the Reds are coming to an end and his contract is about to expire. But if Sunday was the first baseman’s final game against Cincinnati, it ended uniquely — and quickly.
During the Reds’ 4-3 loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, Votto had just one hit before being ejected after the bottom of the first inning. It was his 15th career ejection, thrown by home plate umpire Shane Livensparger.
“He came out of the dugout and started yelling that I missed a pitch and started arguing about balls and strikes,” Livensparger said. “Then he was taken out of the game.”
Early in the first inning against Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas, Votto struck out on a foul and returned to the dugout.
Sometime after the end of the first round, Votto checked the video of the plate appearance. A 1-1 pitch that appeared to be in called for a second strike. Two throws earlier, Mikolas had located a throw in the same spot that Livensparger called the ball.
After Votto was ejected while still in the dugout, he went onto the field with manager David Bell. After the conversation ended, Votto gave two referees a friendly pat and went on his way.
“Typically, immediately after the call, the referee leaves a little room to debate, argue or disagree with a call in the box. But wrongly, I went back, watched the video and started complaining about a phone call,” Votto said. “I get on really well with the referees and have nothing but respect for them.”
“Here I am yelling and screaming at them from our shelter. He rightly threw me out. The game must continue and I interrupt the game. Actually [Livensparger] was excellent. … He handled it as professionally as he could. In this case, I allow emotions to take over.”
Tyler Stephenson replaced Votto at first base. Livensparger did not take Votto’s personal situation into account when he ejected him from the game.
“As soon as he started arguing like that with balls and strikes, I gave him a chance and asked him what the problem was and when he continued arguing, he was removed,” Livensparger said.
As the game continued, Votto apologized on social media for his ejection.
I can’t yell at the referee from our team’s bench. He was completely right to throw me out.
To those who wanted to see me play today, I’m sorry.
— Joey Votto (@JoeyVotto) October 1, 2023
“Every game, I want to play the entire game, for the people that come to the games, for the people that watch at home, for the people that follow the individual careers. I’m proud to get through a game,” Votto said. “And I didn’t do that today. And on the last day of the season it’s unfortunate.”
Votto, 40, has a 10-year, $225 million contract extension he signed in 2012. That includes a 2024 club option worth $20 million with a $7 million buyout.
The Reds, including president of baseball operations Nick Krall, have not indicated whether the option will be exercised. A decision will be made shortly after the World Series. If he becomes a free agent for the first time, Votto could return to the Reds or extend his career at another club if he feels he can still play.
The worst season of his career in 2022 was cut short after 91 games when Votto underwent surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff and biceps in his left shoulder. After making his debut in June, he continued to struggle with shoulder limitations this season.
In 65 games this season, Votto batted .202 with a .747 OPS, 14 home runs and 38 RBIs. In his 17 seasons – all with the Reds – he is second in franchise history with 356 home runs and a .920 OPS and collected 2,135 hits. A six-time National League All-Star, he was the NL MVP in 2010 and received MVP votes in eight additional seasons.
Votto has not started the last four games for Cincinnati, although Bell noted he is healthy and available. As for 2024, Bell expressed support for Votto but also deferred the question of his status.
“I want Joey to go through this process. I want Nick and the organization to go through that process,” Bell said before Sunday’s game. “I love having Joey on this team.” I love everything he does for our team. Yes, it starts with being a player who helps us win. But for us there is much more to it. I loved and love having him on our team. I love everything he does, everything he brings to the table and everything about who he is.”
In an organic moment on September 24 against the Pirates during the Reds’ final home game of the season at Great American Ball Park, Votto received a standing ovation before his first plate appearance. Recognizing the moment, he stepped out of the batter’s box and raised his helmet to the fans.
There was another ovation later in the game after he singled in his final at-bat of the day and was replaced by a pinch-runner. Votto came out of the dugout for a curtain call and shared his appreciation later after the game.
Before Sunday’s game, pitcher Adam Wainwright received an emotional farewell from the Cardinals as he headed toward retirement. While it’s certainly appropriate for Wainwright’s great career, it was never Votto’s style to get that kind of extra attention or a farewell tour around the league – like Miguel Cabrera received with the Tigers.
Votto, who always preferred to stay out of the spotlight, was unwilling to talk about his future.
“As far as my future, my individual future, I’m not ready yet,” Votto said. “I was given so much praise and attention in the last section that I found myself conflicted about appreciating it, acknowledging it and being grateful for it. But then there’s the competitive side of me that’s like, “Let me just compete today.” I don’t want to distract myself with anything other than today’s competition [or], “How can I help the team?” How can I help us move closer to a playoff spot? A lot happened at once. I acknowledge the support. I recognize the interest, but I just don’t have an answer yet. We will see.
“I can promise you this: Whenever I finish playing, I will speak it. It will be fun and funny. I will give him the attention the fans deserve. I will give it the attention that those who have supported me and our team deserve.” I’m not there, but I can promise you you’ll like it.”