From Joey Votto #reds #wbc2017 pic.twitter.com/ytw9vYcOTR
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) December 29, 2016
The 33-year-old is coming off arguably his best season at the plate since 2012.
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Despite a miserable start to the season, Votto led the National League in on-base percentage (.434) for the fifth time and posted his highest batting average (.326, third in the NL) and slugging percentage (.550, sixth) of the past four seasons.
However, he struggled in the field, an area he has worked hard since breaking into the majors in 2007.
The Ontario suited up for Canada in the 2009 and 2013 WBCs, and he was named the country’s top athlete in 2010.
In December, he won the Tip O'Neill Award as the top baseball player from Canada for the second straight time and the sixth overall.
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