I heard the scuttlebutt yesterday. I saw the social media posts. I was out of pocket for most of the day - a big reason why I didn’t get anything written about it sooner - but a large part of me wanted to wait until the teams and player involved made things official before trying to put the news, and the emotions, into words.
Joey Votto has officially signed a minor league deal with his hometown team, the Toronto Blue Jays. The Jays announced the news on the artist formerly known as Twitter on Saturday afternoon.