Joey Votto starts every game, first Red since Pete Rose to do so

Joey Votto closes 2017 with one more milestone.

He started all 162 games for the Reds, becoming the first to do so since Pete Rose in 1975.

Votto has been phenomenal despite his team’s record. Unfortunately for him and his team, the lack of success may cost him a deserving MVP award.

If Joey Votto isn't the NL MVP, some of the fellas need to study the new fancy ciphering: 1.029 OPS, 168 OPS+, 7.4 WAR, 36 HR, 100 RBI.
— Richard Justice (@richardjustice) October 1, 2017

This is Joey Votto's third season with an OBP over .450. Since 1940, only eight other players have done that 3x #Reds pic.twitter.com/NGpdKMPqNA
— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) September 28, 2017