BOSTON –– Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto shows up early to the ballpark every day and does most of his work to rehab his shoulder before his teammates arrive. Throughout the Reds’ road trip to Chicago and Boston, Votto’s routine has started in the early afternoon.
Votto warms up, works on his hitting and then takes competitive battling against one of the Reds’ coaches. He’s working on improving his range of motion and developing more power, and Votto is usually done with that pregame hitting around 2:30.
For the rest of the day, Votto is in the clubhouse talking to his teammates about hitting.