Longtime Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto has yet to play for his hometown Toronto Blue Jays due to an ankle injury he suffered in March, but he could be nearing a return to the big leagues.
sent the veteran slugger on a rehab assignment to the Florida Complex League on Monday. Votto, who has been out with an ankle injury since March 17, entered the FCL Blue Jays' game against the FCL Phillies in the fourth inning.
Votto flied out to center in each of his first two at-bats, but capped things off with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning. The 40-year-old logged 4.1 innings at first base as well. It marked Votto's first taste game action since Spring Training. He rolled his right ankle in the dugout during his Grapefruit League debut, right after heon one of the franchise's best players in November. Votto ranked No. 5 in hits, No. 4 in WAR, No. 3 in RBI, No. 2 in doubles and No. 2 in home runs on the Reds' all-time leaderboards.
Votto is a career .294 hitter with a .920 OPS and a 64.5 WAR, making six All-Star appearances and winning NL MVP back in 2010. In 65 games last year, Votto hit .202 with 14 home runs, 38 RBI, a .747 OPS and a -0.1 WAR while nursing a shoulder injury. While it may take a little more time before the Blue Jays actually recall Votto, some of their recent roster moves have cleared up room for him on the big league roster. Toronto recently designated utility man Cavan Biggio andSam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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