No harm no foul. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto apologized to a fan for an altercation that happened during Tuesday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The incident occurred in the top of the seventh inning. Votto was trying to catch a foul ball along the first base line and made contact with a fan in a Reds shirt who was also going for the ball, according to ESPN. At the end of the play Votto grabbed the guy’s shirt and then walked away. Votto eventually apologized to the fan and gave him a signed ball which read in part, "Thanks for being so understanding."
"I made a mistake crossing the stands-field boundary," Votto said. "I misplayed it, and I took my frustration out on the fan. I felt bad about it. He apologized, but I was the one who should've been apologizing to him for bullying him."
Votto was 4-4 and had an RBI as the Reds went on to win the game 7-5. He is hitting .293 with 18 homeruns and 53 RBI’s this season.