Joe Burrow throws Red’s first pitch, meets Cincinnati king Joey Votto

Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterback Joe Burrow threw out the first pitch as part of the Cincinnati Reds’ opening day celebration and met Joey Votto just in advance.

Just after meeting Joey Votto, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow threw the first pitch out on the Cincinnati Reds’ opening day.

Burrow is fresh on his sensational second season in the NFL as he took the former toothless Bengals all the way to the Super Bowl. Although they fell short for the Los Angeles Rams on SoFi, it was a season of eternity on the Queen City network and hopefully a sign of more good things to come. However, Votto is a legend on the diamond and now on TikTok.

Here are Burrow and Bengal’s teammates Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins meeting Votto in person.

And here Burrow throws an arrow to head coach Zac Taylor behind the plate on opening day.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow puts Joey Votto, throwing the first pitch out at Reds Opening Day

Although the Bengals have taken the NFL by storm over the past year, Cincinnati has belonged to the Reds for generations. Not only are they the first professional sports team in town, they are also a charter member of the National League. Although the Reds have not come close to winning a championship since the 1990 World Series, they maintain a passionate fanbase in the midst of rebuilding.

With the recent addition of FC Cincinnati to the MLS and AAC’s Cincinnati Bearcats that are about to go to the Big 12, Cincinnati’s national sports profile has really kicked it up a notch lately. While Votto is in the final years of his cross-border hall-of-fame career in major leagues, Burrow is already a college football legend and well on his way to becoming the best Bengals player since Anthony Muñoz.

Although Burrow appears to be as good as new after the Super Bowl, why is Higgins tipping a sling?