The 40-year-old native of Toronto, who has missed the entire 2024 season after suffering an ankle injury in spring training, is slated to play his first game with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on Friday night.
During his rehab process, Votto has appeared in 16 games with the Jays' Florida Complex League team as well as the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, hitting .186 with one home run and eight RBIs over 53 plate appearances. before signing a minor league contract with the Jays in March. During his first at-bat of spring training, Votto smacked a home run before injuring his ankle when he stepped on a bat in the dugout.
A six-time MLB All-Star, Votto slashed .202/.314/.433 with 14 home runs and 38 RBI in 65 games last season with the Reds, the final year of a 10-year, $225 million deal. Votto has a career .294 average with 356 homers and 1,144 RBIs over 2,056 games. He won the National League MVP in 2010. The last-place Blue Jays begin their unofficial second half of the season on Friday night when they welcome the
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