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Joey Votto shoes

Date2018 September 30

DescriptionBlack nylon and leather shoes with white laces and white, red and black manufacturer logos on both the inner and outer sides. Tongues have interstate highway signs at the tops, I-71 on the left shoe and I-75 on the right shoe. Outer heels have MLB Authentication hologram stickers. Heels have "Votto" embroidered vertically in red. Insoles have been torn out, with residual foam on the bottom. Bottom soles are white plastic with manufacturer logos in the center, circular plastic pieces on the heels with "19" and nine metal spikes.

Bio/Historical NoteShoes worn by Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto in the Reds' final game of the season on September 30, 2018 against Pittsburgh. Votto went 0-for-2 with a walk and run scored in that contest. Votto finished the year with a .417 on-base percentage, leading the NL for the third straight year and seventh time overall. He is one of six players in major league history to lead his league in on-base percentage at least seven times, joining Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Rogers Hornsby, and Ty Cobb. The two Interstate symbols on the tongues of each shoe stand for the two major highways that pass through Cincinnati near Great American Ball Park.

Object numberB-2018-0213

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Nike (Firm)

Subject Votto, Joey, 1983-

Subject Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationsuniforms

Dimensions4.25 x 6.25 x 12.75 in.

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