Joey Votto is not playing right now for the Cincinnati Reds, but he still managed to find a way to have a positive impact this week.
Twitter user Shawn Lunde reached out to our FOX Sports Ohio twitter page (@FOXSportsOH) Thursday afternoon to let us know he was rewarded with a nice gift from the injured Reds first baseman after Lunde was nearly involved with a play in the field during the Reds' 8-3 win over the Indians.
According to Lunde, he got out of the way as Brayan Pena -- a catcher by trade who was filling in for Votto as the All-Star first baseman continues to rehab a quadriceps injury -- tried to field a foul popup. Pena did not catch the ball, but Votto expressed his appreciation anyway for someone making the first baseman's job easier.
@FOXSportsOH shout out to J. Votto's response to me 4 giving pPena room he needed on a foul ball last night! #classy pic.twitter.com/m2Lvvh2rxF
— Shawn Lunde (@N8health) August 7, 2014
