Joey Votto will miss the remainder of the 2022 season, he announced Wednesday, after an MRI showed a rotator cuff tear in his left shoulder and he was advised by multiple doctors to undergo season-ending surgery.
“I don’t know how to explain it, what exactly happened, but it’s been lingering for a while,” Votto said. “I’ve had a difficult time with it.”
Votto underwent an MRI last Friday after the Reds returned from their 10-day road trip through Miami, Milwaukee, New York and Dyersville, Iowa for the Field of Dreams game.
The season-ending shoulder surgery includes a six-month rehab, Votto said.