Joey Votto in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform another season will be jostling and indeed more so since of the shirt number that he has clearly chosen.
The previous NL MVP met with correspondents on Sunday for the primary time as a part of the Blue Jays organization and uncovered his unforeseen shirt number choose — No. 37.
Votto clarified the choice, saying that it was fair since No. 37 was one of the few accessible for the taking. He too cautioned that he might not indeed get No. 37 on the off chance that he does not make Toronto’s big-league program.
“It was one of the few numbers that was accessible [for spring],” said Votto, per Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. “I care that there may be individuals who need to purchase the shirt. I fair do not need individuals squandering their money on something that will not be … We’ll affirm it, if I do.”
The 40-year-old Votto, a local of Toronto, signed with the Blue Jays on a minor-league bargain prior this month. He played the primary 17 seasons of his career with the Cincinnati Reds and wore No. 19 all through that span.
No. 19 isn’t right now in circulation with the Blue Jays, but the group may be holding it aside to honor six-time All-Star slugger Jose Bautista, who wore No. 19 in Toronto. Votto will thus be going for about twice that and should proceed to supply more extraordinary antics as (for presently) No. 37.
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