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Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto on 2018 season: 'Something needs to start changing'

Sights from the third day of Cincinnati Reds pitchers and catchers working out in Goodyear, Arizona. Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Each year, Joey Votto always makes his first appearance at camp the day position players are required to report. Each year, his first interview with the local press becomes a State of the Cincinnati Reds discussion.

Sunday was no exception, although the 34-year-old Votto started things off with an update on his personal offseason mission of growth.

“I tried to get fatter,” Votto said. “I succeeded at that, apparently. We did all the testing and I am fatter.