Baseball is a professional sport in Canada. Joey Votto is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (MLB).

In 2007, Votto made his MLB debut with the Cincinnati Reds. He has won the Tip O’ Neil Award seven times and is a six-time MLB All-Star.

Votto has made a name for himself as the first Canadian MLB player to hit 300 home runs and 1000 runs batted in since Larry Walker. The left-handed hitter has also won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s Athlete of the Year twice.

Joey Votto: Who Is He?

Votto was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 10, 1983.

Wendy and Joseph Votto raised Votto in Etobicoke, where he grew up.

Tyler Votto, Ryan Votto, and Paul Votto are his three siblings, whom he constantly discusses on social media.

His father, who was of Italian and English ancestry, was a major influence on Votto’s decision to pursue a career in medicine.

Votto’s father was a chef and a baseball aficionado who encouraged his son to play the game.

Votto took after his father and became a lifelong baseball devotee. He had a Ted Williams poster on his wall when he was a kid.

Votto’s father, sadly, died in 2008 at the age of 52.

Richview Collegiate Institute was where the baseball fanatic began his sports career in high school. As a result, he was recruited to play baseball for the Etobicoke Rangers while still in high school.

Votto signed a National Letter of Intent to play college baseball with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers after high school.

After joining the MBL, he traveled to the United States to play and lived in various locations such as Florida and Ohio.

Is Joey Votto married or unmarried?

Votto is not married, but he has been with his girlfriend, Jeanne Paulus, for a long period.

Jeanne Paulus, the baseball player’s girlfriend, has been with him for nearly eight years. Their relationship has been public knowledge since 2013.

Votto is claimed to have met his partner while living in Sarasota, Florida, beginning in 2010.

Jeanne was born and raised in the state of Florida. They keep their relationship off social media, yet they have been photographed together in public on several occasions. Votto has been seeing his girlfriend for quite some time, but they have yet to tie the wedding.

Is Joey Votto a lesbian?

When he ceased appearing in public in 2009, rumors of him being gay began to circulate. Votto’s private life, on the other hand, was a result of stress and his attempts to cope with his father’s death in August 2008.

He talked openly about his melancholy, anxiety, and panic attacks. He claimed to have dialed 911 in the middle of the night for a medical visit.

Votto has been with his fiancée for over eight years and has never had any public confrontations regarding his sexual orientation.