TORONTO –– When Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto drove up to the Rogers Centre on Friday, the memories started pouring in.
As he arrived at the stadium in his hometown for the Reds’ series against the Toronto Blue Jays, he remembered how his father worked close to the stadium. He remembered watching Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter. He remembered how he was too shy to ask for an autograph, but how it was enough to watch them from the upper deck and learn about what made these stars so successful.
On Sunday, Votto had a signature moment in Toronto in what might be his final game in his hometown.