“The timing will work out real nice when he’s eligible to come off the 60 and then we’ll kind of determine if he’s ready, or does he need more at-bats? He’ll be in a good spot once we get to that date.In 1982, the St. He’s eligible to return from the 60-day injured list on June 13, and Bell said Aquino is making good progress. Aquino made very hard contact on a high fly ball down the left field line, and the double likely would have been a home run at Great American Ball Park.Īquino also had two walks and scored two runs. In the sixth inning, Aquino showed his trademark power with a double off the left field wall. Votto was joined by Reds teammate Aristides Aquino, who’s on his own rehab assignment as he comes back from a hand injury that happened in April.Īquino went 1-for-2 with with two walks and a double while playing right field. More importantly, he faced live pitching for the second time in the last month. In his third at-bat, Votto struck out swinging on a 97 mph fastball in the strike zone from Duran, and he also struck out swinging on his final at-bat of the game. This one rolled past the left side of the second base bag and into the outfield for a single, his first hit of this rehab assignment. While Votto grounded out on his first at-bat, he beat the shift with a ground ball in his second plate appearance. 5 prospect in the Minnesota Twins organization. Votto was the designated hitter again on Thursday and went 1-for-4. “A couple of borderline pitches that maybe could have gone either way. “He looked like he was seeing the ball well,” Bell said. But when Bell watched replays of those at-bats, he saw good signs of Votto’s approach at the plate.
He played in his first rehab game with the Bats on Wednesday, going 0-3 with two strikeouts.
As he rehabbed, Votto made a few appearances at Great American Ball Park to run the bases and take batting practice. Votto injured his thumb on a hit-by-pitch on May 5 against the Chicago White Sox. As soon as he gets over that, he’s ready to go.
“It’s still the pain with catching the ball. “I know the hitting is not his concern, although it’s kind of nice to get some at-bats,” Reds manager David Bell said. One pitch after taking the first pitch he saw, Votto hit a ground ball up the middle.įor Votto, who’s recovering from a broken left thumb, Thursday’s game was another important step in the right direction. On Thursday, the Cincinnati Reds first baseman played in the second game of his rehab assignment with the team’s Triple-A affiliate, the Louisville Bats. LOUISVILLE –– It only took Joey Votto one swing to make hard contact.
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