MIC'D UP WITH JOEY VOTTO! Must-listen with Reds insightful 1B

Joey Votto is must-listen and was electric while being interviewed in-game vs the Braves!
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[@rakohus]

Mic'd up players talking to the booth is super innovative and really suits baseball. Awesome stuff

[@KA-gy3lz]

definitely makes it entertaining but i can't help but feel like it's gonna go wrong one day lol

[@QuinnMarker]

the premier lacrosse league started doing it in 2019-2020

[@noahbcreative]

innovative is the word I was looking for. Thank you! Couldn't agree more

[@jameshartman3630]

Really hope Joey goes into commenting after his playing days. He’s so charismatic and well-spoken. (Clearly knows a ton about the game too)

[@melodydreyer6773]

He wants to drive a school bus or be a crossing guard. He’s said that at least three times. 😂

[@bobkmac]

He definitely has a future in calling ball games.

[@robertthegreek]

Oh man I hope this happens too!

[@DaRealObitoUchiha]

I’m very surprised he said yes to this just because it’s an real game but this is so awesome respect

[@deniskenneally6787]

I've been watching baseball for nearly 60 years. This is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. There's so much to this. First and foremost the great Joey Votto but also the technology that allows this. I've gone from watching games on a tiny black and white TV with my Dad to this. God I love baseball....and technology.

[@BMG19FUNNYDIE]

Eh. Meh.

[@dannyhightower911]

@@BMG19FUNNYDIE Eh. Ur lame.

[@DrRobert01]

Thats awesome! We have come a long way with tech and its cool to see baseball incorporate it!

[@Otis1194]

Shout out to Ozzie Albies for being awesome on the mic as well. So cool he interacted with Joey

[@KC-bg1th]

Votto was giving him a heads up not to curse on air by telling him hahahaha.

[@tornoofo17]

He would've been wondering why he's talking so much to himself.

[@VitalityMassage]

HOW COOL would it be to see Votto make a diving play while mic'd up!

[@erikshoffman]

Always a superb interview with Votto. Hopefully a Redleg for life. One Team, a lost art. LEGEND.

[@ratjar7025]

Love the one team legends! Chipper…Edgar… Votto is a class act

[@edgyanole9705]

@@ratjar7025 Edgar Martinez right?

[@jkreviea]

Class act. Through and through. He's a very generous person, that goes without media attention. Proud he's in a Reds uniform, and I sincerely hope they can get him a ring. Nobody more deserving.

[@wrydstepbr0_0]

He wont be winning one in Cincinnati that's for sure

[@kelvinlugo985]

P

[@zachhoward9099]

The Reds are an utterly inept organization from their clownish ownership group on down, sadly I don’t see him even winning the NL Central again let alone a World Series

[@ReconstructedYankee1882]

Me a Reds fan I agree. He's definitely a hall of famer

[@gagemurphy8373]

Lol he will never get a ring in Cincinnati with the money hungry ownership

[@markjszymanski]

If the MLB was wise, they would do this every game with various players. This is high quality content.

[@VersaceJesus]

I wish they would, but it'd be hard to find guys who could do it while on the field. Votto is suited for it since he's a veteran who is already great at talking to the media. It'd be hard to find younger guys who can play and have a decent conversation at the same time

[@markjszymanski]

@@VersaceJesus I agree, seems like they've done a few since then. Going well so far

[@DirtStyle]

This is easily my favorite KZbin video I've watched this month, possibly this year. I love this interaction in live time, which is NOT easy. Votto is a legend!

[@keanandarnell8709]

I wish mlb did this a lot more often. What the mlb needs is more inside coverage like this, the stuff you can’t get from anybody but the players themselves, while playing a game. It’s such a cool concept

[@Chris-lw9bo]

Born and raised Cubs fan here. I hate playing against him but I love watching him play. I hope he stays healthy and has many more great seasons. Go Joey!

[@ryandeppe1841]

This is a flat out ball player. Loved watching him for years. This is the guy you want starting for you for 15 years and showing the leadership. Absolute class act. And this is from a Stros’ fan. Miss watching him from the old NL central days. Hope he considers managing when he’s done.

[@BrotherApexx]

Glad I got to see Joey play a couple of times at GABP. Gonna miss him when he retires and hope to see and hear him on future broadcasts. Great, fun dude

[@foenem5291]

such a pro too. the little things really count, letting mahle know hes playing behind, asking the ump for some space. just a pro

[@NoName-fo7mz]

That’s why the reds are 3-17 huh

[@evanshade19]

I love the mic'd up players especially in a real game, during actual play. Votto killed it and so did Albies. Give me more ESPN and MLB!

[@emoney3991]

What a character! Always been a fan of him but this video made me like the guy 10x more. Hope he gets a ring one day🙏🏽

[@ryangower5292]

He's awesome and great for the game. Having these mic'd up interviews is incredible for the game getting to know the players better and letting them show their passion for the game will no doubt help grow the game.

[@justinclick2789]

And it's his birthday today

[@allpraisejah4919]

This is awesome. I hope more teams would be open to allow players to do this

[@sbx2307]

I’m Joey Votto and welcome to my TED talk. Lol. Seriously this is amazing!! He had some great words for everyone in life in general about adapting to change, etc.

[@tlhome7565]

This is a gem. Love in game mic'd up. Great fro Baseball.

[@scottdore8391]

I haven't watched much baseball and I'm from redsox nation up here in Maine but this guy seems super nice and I hope he keeps going and stays positive usually the news only talks bad about these guys so it's nice to see this side

[@rWilli89]

We love Joey. So happy he is in the Reds uniform. He is the GOAT

[@Stevintage]

I don't know anything about baseball, but this guy's personality made me watch this interview.

[@bballedits4846]

Welcome to the Nati, baby

[@marksherrill3686]

What a great guy. Joey being joey 😂

[@mattydepp763]

I love his talk with Ozzie during the interview.

[@EVAN-zk4ug]

As a Brewers Fan, I want to see Votto perform well this season.

[@THEMASTER26]

As a Dodger fan....same same. Always been a fan of his

[@n_a8917]

I love the mic'd up conversations in general, but this turns into a gem with Votto. So underrated as a player and an absolute goldmine for content. More please!

[@rd-pd8xb]

This is crazy! While he’s playing!! Great insight.

[@barmenxandiego1340]

This was GREAATTT! Please bring us more of this amazing content.

[@ryanleek3192]

joey is my 3rd favorite player now he is funny and humble

[@thedylman13]

This is so cool! Would love to see more of this throughout the year. Love seeing the guys in our game being so personable.

[@Frank-the-Tank-13]

Great personality and sense of humor

[@drinkingpoolwater]

votto is like an old school player but in todays era. class act!

[@colemurphy6522]

Love these segments. Talk about wanting to improve players/baseball’s marketability. This kind of stuff is a great idea. Let them show off personalities and give cool insight. This kinda stuff is great.

[@Lee_Van_Cleef.]

Pirates fan here. Lucky to get to See Joey multiple times a year at PNC park. Great ball player and a better person. Much respect.

[@robertrock8778]

Don't know much about Votto, I'm an AL guy. That was really cool to watch.

[@christopherengel7436]

Fun guy & real guy. I'm a Philly fan & I love how he tortures fans of other teams. (All in good fun) He really has had an amazing career too.

[@marks.4492]

Joey is a great person and player. Making baseball fun again.

[@bucknuts8824]

The best part was the ump smiling the whole time in the background

[@hennybreenssports9388]

He’s such a cool guy very genuine character and a legend

[@DennisDiSantis]

This interview was fantastic Votto seemed to rlly enjoy it (which is something that you don’t see alot when players are mic’d up) and the broadcasters were asking good questions which is also something that rarely happens during these interviews. Plus Ozzie was on first for most of the interview and he has a great personality just like Votto.

[@Darknighttttttttt]

This guy is a Legend!

[@PokemonTrainerVince]

The MLB should do this more often.

[@MrMosby-hy3te]

Honestly nice to see this side of him

[@doctorsuave]

Can’t think of a better way to get people more into baseball tbh

[@pd94832]

This was delightful.

[@voyagerpagoda3314]

This guy is so down to earth. I bet he’s real friendly when not in uniform as well. 🥰

[@michaelfromenci]

Dudes a fine wine

[@TheMarkinMD]

Wish every team had a Joey Votto.

[@Austin.Looooong]

dude pretty much did a podcast mid game, so sick

[@darthtrabia]

One of the most likable guys ever

[@michaelf.bender3718]

So cool that Joey Votto did this.

[@colindriscoll2717]

Baseball HAS to lean into this more. So many games are fast paced. And fast paced games have a lot of advantages. But this is something baseball has all to itself. The slow pace of play is suited exactly for this. You can mix up an NFL or NBA player but you can’t have a conversation with them. Baseball allows for that and it should be used to introduce more people to mlb personalities.

[@colindriscoll2717]

I guess what I’m saying is you can run from the slow pace of play or you can work around it. For my money this is one of the great unique and fun aspects that such a slow pace of play allows. Lean into it. It’s unique and fun as an audience

[@JMMartin]

I agree. Getting to "know" the players is absolutely the way to go.

[@branden3785]

I agree. I always felt the MLB should be leaning into these things that make them so different from the other sports. Stop trying to be Football and Basketball. Be baseball. Be different.

[@asher3225]

Hey, I enjoyed this more than I tought. Nice and interesting idea.

[@bobaccacian2628]

I can wait for the timer to make this game faster. this just shows us how long this interview is going(I am not saying the interview was not good) in this half inning.

[@jakobivanick646]

One of my favorite players growing up, he’s aged so well and I can’t wait to see him finish his career out!!

[@Tommy_Boy.]

Love ya Joey! 🤘⚾

[@two-nine7730]

''That puck on the end''.Canadian kid,gotta luv him.

[@dhono6364]

It's make Baseball, more fun to watch. Add more of this MLB. Let's Goooo

[@kazahani]

Yes this is something no other sport can do. And it's really good TV too! I'm a little upset that this only has 4k views though as of 7 hours after posting...

[@chaserogers2999]

Awesome! The Ozzie dynamic is great too! Love Baseball ⚾️

[@flavor805]

Baseball needs to do more of this!

[@6412mars]

Batting .129 I still love Joey

[@mikebowman5819]

When he ends his great career, hopefully has many years left, I hope he gets in the booth or on mlb network. Great personality.

[@DAPOOLPARTY]

THAT WAS SO GOOD. SO ARTICULATE

[@chriscreaturo8809]

The mid-life crisis bit was great comedy

[@penelopejohnson3900]

his canadian accent comes out at the most random times lmao

[@al1976-v7m]

Is He from Canada?

[@ian-th7rd]

Thanks MLB for listening to the fans....we want more of this

[@lordonad]

this is great!

[@al1976-v7m]

"I'm thinking about having a little bling in my mouth" - great guy

[@fishingbeyond8435]

This is so cool have they done these types of interviews before?

[@odisbennett6607]

During All Star Games recently

[@Wolf-wc1js]

It’s also common during spring training games since those games usually are more lax since it’s preseason

[@adrianhoward4443]

Joey Votto is so funny

[@DannyHetue-ls3hk]

What’s up, Joey? Nice to hear you mic’d up.

[@foenem5291]

this is one BIG way to grow the game.

[@HatWearingDog]

“I’m thinking ‘bout taking out one of my bicuspids.” - Joey Votto April 8, 2022

[@PM2024-]

Love this 🎙 Votto is dope. Come play for the Yankees 🙏

[@PonderousSage]

“Oh I see it! I see it in my minds eye”💀💀💀💀💀😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@mikemarek6243]

Baseball is the only game you can mic a guy up and have a legit conversation with someone over live air

[@gerosky77]

Class act!! Awesome 😎

[@jgfunk]

Gotta respect a player who is proud of how many games he played.

[@dorianpaisley-smith303]

Shout-out Etobicoke, Toronto. SHOUT OUT MIMICO

[@Chandler1k]

More of these please

[@rrhutt]

That was awesome! Wish he was a Chicago Cub!

[@MMBlizek]

Now I want to see him bust out some break dancing moves.

[@bd9603]

This was tremendous

[@shakeyperspective3981]

This never caught my eye before but, did the Braves darken the color of the A on their batting helmets for 2022 or I wonder if the Ozzie and some of the other guys did that? Looks better in my opinion than the brighter white....gives it a more aged vintage look.

[@donsolo96]

An entire game with Votto mic'ed up would be phenomenal

[@sinappanis]

Stuff like this is so good to see in pro sports.

[@teyink]

Shout out Frosty!

[@Boxscot49]

I just kept thinking what was gonna happen if one of the batters absolutely ripped one towards him

[@kuyarickkelley4719]

This is like if the office was done with the MLB

[@i_have_a_coat]

as a cubs fan i hate the reds, but always been a big fan of votto.

[@MikeyD22]

Class act, incredible ballplayer, and someone I'd want fighting by my side if I was stuck in a foxhole.

[@ChunteringBackwardsForwards]

As a Cards fan, I can’t stand the Reds, but Joey Votto is one guy I will always stop what I’m doing to listen to. He had the baseball wisdom of Tony Gwynn and is possibly one of the best interviews there is in baseball. He is the one guy whom NEEDS to have his own podcast. He’d be the go to host for baseball, like a Joe Rogan.

[@snowymountainlove]

when they ae mic'd up like this during a game, you can always hear the adrenaline in their voice - even when they are standing around. Big Leagues

[@unleashthefury111]

Shoutout to the announcers for letting him talk

[@glennmiller2804]

Cool Dude!

[@timothyodonnell8591]

MLB - More of this, please!

[@alntr2872]

They're doing away with the shift? That's great, we're getting baseball back. Now real Ozzie Smith, Wade Boggs....great fielding stuff should come back LOL..... and runners in motion.....YEAH!!! The beauty of the game will come back.

[@foarfield]

He should have said, "HEY OZZIE I KNOW THEY'RE ******* ******* YOU UP THE *** ON THAT CONTRACT"