“I will not stop” – Ex-Reds Joey Votto takes on Gritty in hilarious showdown as veteran MLB slugger continues epic NHL mascot selfie quest

Being a six-time All-Star, Joey Votto is aware of how one can create lasting reminiscences on an All-Star day.

Albeit in a special sport, he took a while out and visited the Scotiabank Enviornment to attend the NHL All-Star recreation in Toronto. Whereas at it, he created a group of pictures that was distinctive in its personal manner.

Not too long ago, on Instagram, Votto shared a sequence of selfies of him alongside totally different NHL mascots. His assortment contains selfies with:

1. Blades the Bruin (Boston Bruins)
2. Nordy (Minnesota Wild)
3. Stormy the Ice Hog (Carolina Hurricanes)
4. Hunter the Canadian lynx (Edmonton Oilers)
5. Gritty (Philadelphia Flyers)
6. Iceberg the penguin (Pittsburgh Penguins)
7. Bernie the St. Bernard (Colorado Avalanche)
8. Bailey the lion (Los Angeles Kings)
9. Sabretooth (Buffalo Sabres)
10. Mick E. Moose (Vancouver Canucks)
11. Louie the polar bear (St. Louis Blues)
12. Spartacat (Ottawa Senators)

He additionally left humorous captions, together with one the place he stated that he might do all of it day and talked about that “I will not stop,” in his final selfie. “Gonna collect ’em all” was his caption for his selfie with Blades the Bruin. In a selfie with Stormy the Ice Hog, he wrote, “I’m not playing around. All of ’em.”

Votto discovered Gritty shy and unfriendly, saying, “Gritty is not friendly,” referencing Gritty hiding his face for the digicam. Votto shared a screenshot of one in all Gritty’s messages to him, however the MLB star modified his allegiance to the Penguins:

“You had your chance. I’ll never forgive you. Go Penguins.”

Joey Votto is grateful for his Reds profession

Joey Votto signed a 10-year, $225 million contract with the Reds in 2012, which included a group possibility for the 2024 season.

Earlier this offseason, the Reds declined the 2024 group possibility for Votto, who underwent surgical procedure to restore a torn left rotator cuff in 2022. That was adopted by a small message from Votto, who could have performed his final at-bat in Cincinnati earlier than the surgical procedure.

“After yesterday’s news, I just want to say thank you if this is the last time I’ll play as a Cincinnati Red,” Votto stated. “I want to speak out loud my gratitude. I want to thank the Cincinnati community for being so welcoming.”

Following the surgical procedure, Joey Votto appeared within the Reds’ tv broadcast sales space a number of instances. He turned a free agent after the 2023 season.