The Toronto Raptors secured the franchise's first NBA championship Thursday with a 114-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of The Finals.
Joey Votto, a Toronto native, has been a Raptors fan since they entered the league as an expansion team 25 years ago and is excited to finally celebrate a NBA title.
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The Cincinnati Reds posted a video of their first baseman on Twitter congratulating the Raptors on their historic season.
Dear @FredVanVleet, @pskills43, @DGreen_14, @MarcGasol, @sergeibaka, @Klow7, @kawhileonard and the @Raptors... pic.twitter.com/6B4Wq9BY7x
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) June 14, 2019
In the video, he called Kyle Lowry "the greatest Raptor of all time" and used his spot as an opportunity to do a bit of recruiting.
Votto attempted to lure impending free agent Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto with a gift. The six-time MLB All-Star offered the Finals MVP an unused PRESTO pass, Southern Ontario's version of a metro card, if Leonard decides to stay in Toronto.
There's no guarantee that it will be enough to make him stay, but it's worth a try.