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Joey Votto thinks about his late father as he prepares for Field of Dreams game

NEW YORK – In the last scene of the “Field of Dreams” film, after Kevin Costner’s character, Roy Kinsella, brings his vision of baseball diamond in the middle of a cornfield to life, he calls out to his late father and asks if he wants to have a catch.

It’s an emotional ending that resonates with many baseball fans, and it’s something that immediately comes to mind for Joey Votto when he thinks about the Cincinnati Reds playing in the Field of Dreams game.

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“Baseball is the core of my life,” Votto said.