Joey Votto homers off Phillies' Zack Wheeler on first pitch he sees for Toronto Blue Jays
It didn't take long for longtime Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto to bang one over the fence for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Votto homered on the first pitch he saw for his hometown Jays against the Philadelphia Phillies' Zack Wheeler on Sunday at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida.
The Enquirer's Gordon Wittenmyer wrote last week that Votto said he was "champing at the bit" before Toronto signed him to a minor-league deal March 8.
Reactions to Votto's home run:
Joseph Votto, you are a Blue Jay. 💙 pic.twitter.com/N8Cj2EhAk9
— MLB (@MLB) March 17, 2024
Joseph Daniel Votto 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/ak1DY3yfXa
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) March 17, 2024
Joey Votto goes yard on the FIRST PITCH he sees in a Blue Jays uniform!
The Phillies argued it didn't go out but there's no instant replay pic.twitter.com/KKpgsjkEF3— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) March 17, 2024
JOEY VOTTO BLUE JAYS LEGEND pic.twitter.com/Fchyw50lO1
— Jordan Cicchelli 🤍 (@jordancicchelli) March 17, 2024
Joey Votto homers on the very first pitch he sees as a Blue Jay!
(The Phillies argued it didn’t go out, but there’s no instant replay in spring training) pic.twitter.com/fkQxSTnjER— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 17, 2024
One pitch, one home run for Joey Votto. #BlueJayspic.twitter.com/qqGoNqfDzW
— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) March 17, 2024
Joey Votto goes yard on the first pitch he sees in Spring Training! pic.twitter.com/el19WpSBOJ
— Marc Luino (@GiraffeNeckMarc) March 17, 2024
First pitch off of Wheeler? 👀
Damn! Ok Votto! 💥pic.twitter.com/woMo7OvJsy— Xavier Scruggs (@Xavier_Scruggs) March 17, 2024
Joey Votto had originally planned to play five innings today, not one.
“I accidentally stepped on a bat in the dugout, rolled my ankle and it hurt like the dickens.”
He expects that tomorrow’s off day will be enough, then he’ll be back at it. #BlueJays— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) March 17, 2024
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