Canadian first baseman Joey Votto has agreed to a three-year, $38-million US contract extension with the Cincinnati Reds, according to multiple reports Sunday.
Votto, who hails from Toronto, would need to take a physical before the deal is completed. That's expected to happen Monday, reports said.
Reds general manager Walt Jocketty hasn't commented on the reported deal, which would allow the 27-year-old Votto to reach free agency after the 2013 season.
Votto was named the National League's most valuable player in November after a season in which he established career highs in batting average (.324), homers (37), runs batted in (113) and on-base percentage (.424).
He later won the Tip O'Neill Award as the top Canadian baseball player of 2010, and on Saturday he was added to Baseball Canada's Wall of Excellence.