Votto homers in seventh straight game to break Canadian record
Former Etobicoke Ranger Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) has homered in seven consecutive games for the Cincinnati Reds. That is both a Reds’ team record and a record for the most by a Canadian. Photo: Cincinnati Reds/Twitter
July 31, 2021
By Kevin Glew
Canadian Baseball Network
Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto homered in his seventh straight game on Friday to break Trail, B.C. native Jason Bay’s longstanding Canadian record.
Bay homered in six consecutive games for the Pittsburgh Pirates from May 22 to May 28, 2006.
With his home run last night, Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) becomes just the eighth player in MLB history to homer in seven consecutive games. He is now tied for the second longest streak with Kendrys Morales (2018), Kevin Mench (2006), Barry Bonds (2004) and Jim Thome (2002) who also homered in seven consecutive games.
The 37-year-old Votto, now in his 15th major league season, will have a chance to tie the major league record of home runs in eight consecutive games when the Reds play the Mets at Citi Field on Saturday night.
Dale Long (1956), Don Mattingly (1987) and Ken Griffey Jr. (1993) each homered in eight consecutive games.
According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, two other Canadians have homered in five consecutive games: Matt Stairs (Fredericton, N.B.) in 1998 and Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) the following year. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) also went deep in four consecutive games for the Toronto Blue Jays earlier this year.