Former first baseman Joey Votto showed off the Cincinnati postcard tattoo in a post on his Instagram page Friday.

The no-doubters appear to be a few years away as next winter's ballot doesn't include any slam-dunk first-ballot inductees.

His value was greater than a lot of people realized, but his career started too late to build up enough capital.

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Joey Votto had 51 California Pizza Kitchen pizzas sent from Louisville via Uber to Ichiro's locker at Great American Ball ...

Ben Stiller and members of the "Severance" cast attended the Knicks' game, as former Reds great Joey Votto apparently sat nearby.

MLB's official Twitter/X account tweeted photos posted by Votto on his Instagram story of Votto posing with Ichiro when Ichiro played for the Marlins. The first photo had the caption, "Pizza on me ...

Former Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto solidified his love for the Queen City with some permanent ink.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) laughs near the cage during batting practice before the MLB National League ...