9 seasons .400 on-base percentage… MLB’s best ‘on-base machine’ Joey Votto retires

Shin-Soo Choo, who played with us in Cincinnati in 2013
“The referee also evaluated it as ‘If the ball doesn’t hit, it’s a ball’”

Joey Votto, who played 17 seasons in the Cincinnati Reds and was called the ‘on-base machine’, announced his retirement on the 22nd. On that day, the Cincinnati team posted a photo of Votto on social media and wrote, “We love you too, Joey.” Photo source: Cincinnati X

‘A ball is a ball if the bat is not swung by the batter.’

Joey Votto (41), the best ‘on-base machine’ in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States, has announced his retirement as a player. Votto said in a video posted on his social media on the 22nd, “It’s time. I will retire from baseball.”

Born in Toronto, Canada, Votto made his MLB debut in 2007 wearing a Cincinnati uniform and played for the team for 17 seasons until last year. He appeared in 2,056 games with the Cincinnati franchise, recording a career batting average of 0.294, 356 home runs, and 1,144 RBIs.

His greatest strength was his eye for the ball. With his precise hitting and good eye for picking out balls, he recorded an on-base percentage of .400 for nine seasons. His career on-base percentage is also .409 over 17 seasons. Votto has earned 1,365 walks, which is the highest among active players this season. Votto has led the National League (NL) in on-base percentage seven times and was also selected as the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2010.

Choo Shin-soo (42, SSG), who played with Votto for a year in Cincinnati in 2013, once said, “There is an opinion among umpires that ‘if Votto doesn’t hit it, it’s a ball.’”

On this day, Votto listed the names of his key teammates through social media, including “Tokki 1,” which was Choo Shin-soo’s nickname during his time in Cincinnati. At the time, Choo was called “Tokki 1” and Votto was called “Tokki 2.” Choo, who will be taking off his uniform for the last time this year, expressed his gratitude before the away game against LG, saying, “Although it was only one year, I learned a lot about patience at the plate thanks to Votto. Since then, I have come to think getting on base is a little more important.”

Votto, who became a free agent after the 2023 season, signed a minor league contract with his hometown team Toronto ahead of this season and attempted to return to the major leagues, but a series of injuries ultimately led him to decide to take off his player uniform.

Reporter Lee Heon-jae [email protected]

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2024-08-22 22:38:43