Reds star Joey Votto voted winner of Toronto Star’s Lou Marsh Trophy
TORONTO — Given Canada’s love for all things hockey, Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto was as surprised to win the Lou Marsh Trophy a second time as he was the first.
The 34-year-old first baseman from Toronto was chosen by a panel of sports journalists from across Canada as the country’s athlete of the year in 2017.
Votto also got the nod in 2010 for the award, which is named after a former Toronto Star sports editor.
“Whenever I hear I’m up for this award or that I’m considered amongst a group of athletes, typically, it’s a gaggle of hockey players and then a few different athletes, both male and female in other sports,” Votto said Tuesday on a conference call.