TORONTO –– Between pitches in a tie game in the top of the eighth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto turned around and looked at the Reds’ bench.
“Joey turned around, looked at us and said, ‘Homer,’ ” Reds right fielder Tyler Naquin said after the game. “I said, ‘Ok.’ And then he hit it.”
Votto crushed a 346-foot line drive that hit the banner of the second deck in right field at the Rogers Centre. Playing in what might be his last game in his hometown, Votto led the Reds to a 3-2 win over the Blue Jays.