CHICAGO – Joey Votto went through about a 35-minute workout at Great American Ball Park on Friday afternoon.
He took swings off a pitching machine. He worked a little bit at first base. Then … he worked on his radio play-by-play skills.
After completing his workout, recovering from a broken left thumb, Votto joined Tommy Thrall and Chris Welsh on WLW’s broadcast of the Cincinnati Reds’ game against the Chicago Cubs for the final four innings.
“I don’t think I’m ever coming back; I’m bad luck,” Votto said after the Reds lost 1-0.
Votto covered a variety of topics during his innings in the broadcast booth.