Votto: So many people deservedly losing interest in Reds

Cincinnati Reds All-Star first baseman Joey Votto expressed his frustration and disappointment with the team's slow start this season during a conversation with Tim Brown on the most recent Yahoo Sports MLB Podcast - available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Acast.

An excerpt:

"I genuinely hope that we’re trending in the right direction, but this is the worst start I’ve ever seen. If I’m not mistaken, it’s been noted in the past that this was historically one of the worst starts for this franchise. There are so many people that are losing interest in our organization — and deservedly so. It hasn’t been a fun time to be a Cincinnati Reds fan. ... Not often does a player get to speak the way I’m speaking right now because my role is to do my job on the field and pretty much zip my lips, which makes sense. But in the same breath, I’ve been with this franchise for, I think, 17 years now. You can say things are business, but to honest with you, I was a kid when I signed with this franchise, I take it personally. This is a personal thing to me. People inside of the organization in all likelihood are not going to enjoy my responses. But it’s been disappointing.”

It is worth noting that Votto spoke with Brown when the Reds were 10-27, before they completed their first four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1976.

The 14-28 Reds do not have the worst record in baseball, but their .333 winning percentage puts them on pace for the franchise's worst in a single season.

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