Joey Votto, six-time MLB All-Star and former NL MVP retires from baseball after incredible 17-year career
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The 40-year-old first baseman became a free agent last fall following the end of a $251.5 million, 12-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, his only team over 17 major league seasons.