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t hitter this season"Fast FactsFirst baseman35 years old2010 MVP Blake Treinen Jersey , seven-time NL OBP leader, five-time NL walks leader, two-time NL OPS leader.Could probably dunk, but just doesn’t feel like it right now.Better at baseball than you or any of your friends.Organizational historyDrafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round (44th overall) out of Richview Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Canada in 2002.Made his MLB debut Sept. 4, 2007.Signed largest contract in Reds history when he agreed to a 10-year, $225 million extension in 2012.Career statsScouting reportSource: FanGraphsKen Gif-y Jr.ProjectionsOutlookIf this blog was about who Joey Votto has been, I would tell you he has established himself as the greatest hitter in Cincinnati Reds history, with a career OBP of .427 that is the highest of any active player and second only to Barry Bonds among all players who debuted after World War II. If this blog was about Joey Votto’s long-term future, I would talk about his future Hall of Fame induction, his jersey retirement, and the many articles that will be written about how we, as a national collective, did not appreciate him enough while he played.But this blog is about neither of those things. Instead, it is simply about what we can expect from Votto in 2019, and for the first time in his career, that seems to be a little up in the air. It isn’t that there’s a question of whether he will be productive, it’s just that we don’t know exactly how productive he will be.Last season was, in many ways Chris Hatcher Jersey , a typical Votto season. He led the league in on-base percentage, and he walked more often than he struck out. The difference, as many of us are well aware of by now, is that Votto’s power numbers experienced a sharp drop in 2018. Over the course of one season, Votto lost 159 points in slugging, and 123 points in isolated power. His Statcast data suggests the difference in his batted ball profile wasn’t quite that extreme, but his xSLG still went from a career-high .554 in 2017 to .472 in 2018. Interestingly, Votto’s hard hit percentage reached a career-high 41 percent last season, according to Fangraphs. But overall, he just wasn’t the same hitter he’d been for most of his career.The question for 2019 and beyond, then, is will Votto recoup that power stroke he lost last year, and what does it mean for him if he doesn’t? I’m in the camp that believes he will regain his power this season, and many of the projections above seem to agree. But if last season was a glimpse at a new Votto that we must get used to, that still isn’t the worst thing in the world. He still finished the season ninth in the majors in xwOBA, according to Statcast, just ahead of guys like Bryce Harper, Matt Carpenter and Freddie Freeman. He can be one of the league’s elite hitters even with Jose Peraza-like slugging figures. And if the Reds somehow live up to their wildest sleeper predictions and make the playoffs in 2019, he’ll be easier to cheer for than any other player in the postseason. NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to All-Star first basemen http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-khris-davis-jersey , Pete Alonso and Luke Voit are on track to become New York’s power couple.Alonso hit a three-run homer in the first inning off an ineffective James Paxton, J.D. Davis and Carlos Gómez also went deep, and the Mets beat the Yankees 10-4 Tuesday for a split of their day-night Subway Series doubleheader.Article continues below ...Alonso’s home run was his 22nd, the second-most for an NL rookie before the All-Star break, trailing only Cody Bellinger’s 25 for the Los Angeles Dodgers two years ago. The drive on Paxton’s eighth pitch of the at-bat and 11th pitch of the night left the stadium almost as quiet as it was in the afternoon, when the stands were about a quarter full at the start for the makeup of Monday night’s rainout.Voit hit a three-run homer off Zack Wheeler in a five-run fourth inning as the Yankees overcame a three-run deficit to win the opener 12-5. After falling out of the AL East lead for the first time since the morning of May 19, the Yankees (41-25) moved back into a tie with Tampa Bay atop the division.Both first basemen experienced their first Subway Series featuring fulminating fans.“I thought this was a blast,” the 24-year-old Alonso said. “I’m really looking forward to the ones at Citi Field. This environment was nuts.”Voit was demoted to Double-A by the St. Louis Cardinals a year ago this week. Now he’s vying for a spot in the All-Star Home Run Derby.“It’s crazy, man,” he said.Voit has 30 home runs in 103 games since the Yankees acquired him July 28 for pitchers Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos. The 28-year-old took over at first base from the repeatedly injured Greg Bird and has 16 homers this year. He is the leader at his position in the first results of fan voting for All-Star starters.“This team is giving me a lot of confidence to go out and do my job every day,” he said. “It’s just having fun in the locker room. I never feel like I’m a deadbeat.”He made his big league debut with St. Louis in 2017 but was behind Matt Carpenter and then José Martinez.“There’s nothing worse than when you’re in the minor leagues and you’re hitting good, too, and you’re just stuck,” he said. “There’s been multiple guys throughout the history of baseball that have been in that same situation, and for me to finally get a chance, you don’t want to ever look back on it and you want to roll with it.”Gio Urshela hit a tying, two-run homer in the five-run fourth, had four RBIs and was a triple short of the cycle, ending a stretch of 15 at-bats without a hit. Gary Sánchez had three RBIs and tied for the AL lead with his 20th home run .Masahiro Tanaka (4-5) gave up a three-run homer to Jeff McNeil that put the Mets ahead 4-1 in the third but rebounded to win for the first time in a month. Pitching on six days’ rest after the birth of his daughter Friday and the rainout Boog Powell Jersey , Tanaka allowed five runs — four earned — in 6 2/3 innings.Wheeler (5-4) gave up a career-high nine runs — five earned — in 4 2/3 innings. He has not won consecutive starts this year, and his 13 home runs allowed are one shy of his 2018 total.“My slider wasn’t very good today. The changeup wasn’t really working,” Wheeler said. “The fastball was about the only thing going for me.”Coming off a five-hit shutout of San Francisco, Jason Vargas (3-3) extended his scoreless streak to 17 innings in the night game before the Yankees closed to 6-3 in the third. Davis hit a two-run homer off Chance Adams in the fourth, and the Yankees put two on with one out in the bottom half when Vargas found a groove and retired his last eight batters.“I think that third inning got them fairly aggressive, and we were able to get back in the rhythm of things, making pitches down in the strike zone,” Vargas said.The Mets (33-34), who have not been over .500 since May 3, won for only the fifth time in their last 23 road games.Paxton (3-3) remained winless in three starts since a trip to the injured list caused by left knee inflammation. He gave up a season-high six runs, seven hits and two walks in 2 2/3 innings, departing after RBI singles from Michael Conforto, Wilson Ramos and Adeiny Hechavarría.“I’ve dealt with failure before, and I’ll bounce back like I have before,” Paxton said.WEB GEMYankees left fielder Brett Gardner made a sprawling backhand catch on McNeil leading off the opener.TRAINER’S ROOMMets: 2B Robinson Canó (left quadriceps) was 3 for 3 with two doubles and an RBI in a rehab appearance for Triple-A Syracuse, OF Brandon Nimmo (neck) was 0 for 3 with two walks, and LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) allowed one hit in a scoreless first. … RHP Noah Syndergaard left before the opener because of strep throat.Yankees: OF-DH Giancarlo Stanton went 2 for 4 with a solo home run as the DH for Class A Tampa in a doubleheader opener and could rejoin the Yankees on Monday. … RF Aaron Judge could start a rehab assignment this weekend with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.… RHP Dellin Betances strained his lat muscle while pitching to batters in a simulated game Friday and won’t throw for a few weeks. … RHP Jonathan Loaisiga (right shoulder strain) threw on flat ground for the first time since May 9.UP NEXTMets: RHP Jacob deGrom (3-6) starts Thursday when the Mets start a homestand against St. Louis and RHP Jack Flaherty (4-3).Yankees: LHP J.A. Happ (6-3) opens a series Thursday against the Chicago White Sox and RHP Iván Nova (3-5).