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Reds’ Joey Votto ejected for spiking helmet then bumps umpire (Video)

By Patrick Schmidt

May 3, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) shown on the field against the Atlanta Braves during the sixth inning at Turner Field. The Braves defeated the Reds 5-0. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
May 3, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) shown on the field against the Atlanta Braves during the sixth inning at Turner Field. The Braves defeated the Reds 5-0. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Joey Votto treated his helmet tonight like Rob Gronkowski treats footballs after he scores touchdowns and it’s gonna cost him money and games as a result.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto hit the showers early in Wednesday night’s game after one at bat.

Votto went down swinging in his first and only at bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates and in a fit of frustration spiked his helmet, as several players tend to do when they strikeout, but home plate umpire, Chris Conroy, took objection to it and gave him the hook.

I suppose the umpire felt he was being shown up by the player who actually has people pay money to come watch him play as opposed to umpires who get in the way more often than not.

So when Votto finds out he was ejected from the game after one at bat, he naturally went off and went on a rampage. Votto walked away upset after the strikeout and went to the dugout and grabbed his glove to take position at first base, but that’s when he realized that he was ejected and set him off so much that he bumps the home plate umpire and gets inches within his face, which could result in a lengthy suspension.

Check out the full incident with Votto and the umpire in the video from MLB.com below.

After an injury plagued season last year that limited him to 62 games, Votto is off to a hot start this year with a .330 batting average, seven home runs and 17 RBI in 26 games.

He only hit six home runs and drove in 23 runs last year, so it looks like the four-time All-Star and 2010 National League MVP is back to his old form, although it could be a few games before we see him in the lineup again pending a likely suspension.

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