Joey Votto among top 100 Forbes' world's highest-paid athletes

Dave Clark | Cincinnati Enquirer

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Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto might not continue to be among the 100 top-earning athletes in the world according to Forbes as salaries and endorsement deals continue to increase. But the website says over the past 12 months, Votto's $23.1 million in salary and $300,000 in endorsements add up to $23.4 million in pay - ranked No. 91 on the list.

Votto is the only one in Forbes' Top 100 playing for a Cincinnati professional sports team. No athletes with Greater Cincinnati high school or college connections made the list.

Votto ranks tied for 13th in Major League Baseball with a 2018 salary of $25 million according to USA TODAY Sports' database of player annual salaries.

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