17 Reds prospect entering this season per MLB.com, started it with a walk, and then Alejo Lopez, pinch-hitting for Votto, lined a single on the first pitch he saw at the Triple-A level. Louisville trailed 2-0 with two outs and nobody on in the 8th inning, but put together a massive 6-run frame. He did hit one foul ball into the stands behind home plate, which fans raced to grab for a souvenir.īackground: Cincinnati Reds superstar Joey Votto to play for Louisville Bats on rehab assignmentīut if fans came only to see Votto, they wound up seeing an unbelievable Bats’ comeback. Paul Saints: striking out looking on a 3-2 pitch in the first inning, flying out to center field in the third inning and watching strike three again in the sixth. He hit leadoff as the designated hitter and went 0-for-3 in his three plate appearances against the visiting St. Votto did not have a productive day at the plate, however, in his first in-game appearance in nearly a month. “Hopefully he can get a homer or something.” “It’s pretty cool because someone of his caliber, an MVP and everything, heading back here (to Louisville), it’s cool to be able to see,” Paar said midgame. Paar said he likes the beloved Votto because, like him, Votto is a lefty, and because the sweet-swinging first baseman has a fun demeanor. It was a scattered crowd at wet Slugger Field, but a few fans wore Votto jerseys - including Parr, a recent graduate and football standout at Christian Academy of Louisville who will be a preferred walk-on at the University of Louisville. The game, a 6-2 win for Louisville, marked Votto's first game for the Bats since a two-game rehab stint in 2014. Joey Votto, the Cincinnati Reds six-time All-Star and 2010 National League MVP, played for the Triple-A Bats Thursday night as part of a rehab assignment as he recovers from an injured left thumb. “For Votto. I mean, yeah," Paar said, stating the obvious. It wasn’t because of nice weather - it was rainy all day, including during parts of the game - but rather a special guest in a Bats uniform. However, he hadn’t been to Slugger Field for a ballgame this season until Wednesday night. LOUISVILLE - Will Paar is a Cincinnati Reds fan and has been going to Louisville Bats games since he was a little kid.
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