Joey Votto is hoping to play for Team Canada in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, but he underwent knee surgery last summer and must pass a physical for insurance purposes before he?s given the go-ahead. This according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca.
?We have every reason to believe there will be no issue whatsoever,? Team Canada?s manager, Greg Hamilton, told reporters on Saturday. That physical will presumably take place in a couple of weeks.
Votto hit .337/.474/.567 with 14 home runs and 56 RBI in 111 games last season for Cincinnati. He owns an?exceptional?.316/.415/.553 career MLB batting line.
If he?s cleared to play, the 29-year-old native of Toronto will join a roster that already includes Brett Lawrie, Justin Morneau, Russell Martin, Michael Saunders, John Axford and Jesse Crain. Ryan Dempster was extended an invitation but is probably going to stay in camp all spring with his new Red Sox teammates.
Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/12/joey-vottos-status-for-world-baseball-classic-in-limbo/
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