Joey Votto News

Jordan Pacheco's second-inning single off of Reds starter Mike Leake on Saturday night increased his hitting streak to 11 games -- giving him the longest current streak in the National League.

Mat Latos eyes his fourth straight winning decision this afternoon when the Cincinnati Reds play the rubber match of their three-game series with the Colorado Rockies at Great American Ball Park.

Two weeks ago, on May 13, the Reds hosted the Washington Nationals on Mother's Day, trying to avoid a sweep.

Q: Did Johnny Cueto consult with Luis Tiant prior to imitating his back-turning pitching style or might he be guilty of plagiarism? - Dave, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek A: Only if Cueto smokes a cigar off the field, which he doesn't. Baseball players are The Great Imitators - batting stances, pitching motions and pointing to the heavens to ... (more)

You may not know him yet but Reds prospect Donnie Joseph could end up in a big league uniform before the season is out.

Todd Helton hit his first homer in nearly a month and drove in three runs Friday night, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 6-3 victory that ended the Reds' winning streak at six games.

Todd Helton is congratulated by third base coach Rich Dauer after hitting a two-run home run in the second inning on Friday.

There's something about a player who gets drafted by a team, grinds it out in the minors for that team, and then finally makes it to the big leagues representing the team that believed in him from the start.

My sources tell me that things are especially steamy in Ohio this afternoon, with the distinct possibility that the heat index will exceed 100 degrees.

Well that was fun! The Reds completed the 4-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves last night, stretching their winning streak to 6. Devin Mesoraco hit his first career grand slam and Homer Bailey gave the Reds their 6th straight quality start.

Ivan Nova had no problem racking up strikeouts in his last trip to the mound. It was a victory that eluded the Yankees hurler.

Rookie catcher Devin Mesoraco capped a series full of homers with his first career grand slam on Thursday night, leading Cincinnati to a 6-3 victory and four-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves.

Jay Bruce is 25-years-old. He has a career OPS of .808 and has already hit 110 career home runs in his 4.5 years in the Majors.

Other than Joey Votto , the Reds have one player that consistently gets on base...and he always hits 8th.

The Call to the Pen staff assembled their power rankings and brought them together for another addition of our weekly rankings.

When Reds pitcher Mike Leake hit his first career home run Monday night off Braves starter Mike Minor at Great American Ballpark, it landed directly in the lap of 20-year-old casual-turned-hardcore fan Caleb Lloyd , who was sitting at the edge of the left field bleachers.

When the Cincinnati RedsA came to Yankee Stadium on May 18-20, two players with two of the biggest contracts in the history of baseball were on the diamond - Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and Reds first baseman Joey Votto.

Brandon Phillips cleaned up like a number four batter should. @DatDudeBP went 2-4 with two home runs and three RBIs propelling the Reds in front of the Braves .

For the first month and a half, we watched a lineup that couldn't seem to hit when its collective life and the games, depended on it.

We all knew it was only a matter of time. Joey Votto had been good enough to earn nominations for this august honor in every week so far, but it wasn't until last week that he won the darned thing.