TORONTO (AP) — Former NL MVP and six-time All-Star Joey Votto announced his retirement from baseball in a short video posted to social media Wednesday. After recording the video outside Buffalo ...

TORONTO (AP) — Former NL MVP and six-time All-Star Joey Votto announced his retirement from baseball in a short video posted to social media Wednesday. After recording the video outside Buffalo ...

At some point, the writing is on the wall.” The 2010 NL MVP and a Gold Glove winner in 2011, Votto hit .294 with 356 home runs and 1,144 RBIs in 2,056 games.

As noted, Votto won the National League MVP in 2010 and made the All-Star team six times. He was a career .294/.409/.511 (144 OPS+) hitter and ended up with 2,135 hits, 459 doubles, 356 home runs ...

At some point, the writing is on the wall.” The 2010 NL MVP and a Gold Glove winner in 2011, Votto hit .294 with 356 home runs and 1,144 RBIs in 2,056 games.

He earned a Gold Glove in 2011 and the aforementioned MVP honors the year prior. Baseball Reference valued Votto’s career around 64 wins above replacement, while FanGraphs credited him with 59 WAR.