"Joey Votto grew up loving his Toronto Blue Jays. Nowadays, Toronto is just another team to Votto as the Jays visit Cincinnati this weekend.

Toronto native Votto, 27, was in elementary school when the Jays won World Series titles in 1992 and '93.

"Oh yeah, I remember those very well," the Reds first baseman said. "I was 9 and 10 years old."

Favorite Blue Jays?

"I loved Joe Carter," Votto said. "Roberto Alomar is probably my favorite player of all time. I remember the entire team, John Olerud, Rickey Henderson, Devon White. The pitching staff was fantasic."

Votto today is the reigning National League Most Valuable Player and face of the Reds. Yet, does he retain any feelings for the Blue Jays?

"Not at all," Votto said. "They're a completely different team than what I remember. Different uniforms, different atmosphere, obviously different players."

Votto does miss the old Toronto uniforms, with their logo that included a Blue Jays bird (head) and red Canadian maple leaf. The Blue Jays logo has changed three times in the past 15 years.

"It's kind of odd," Votto said. "I think about their old uniforms and as a baseball fan, especially as the kid in me … go back to the old uniforms. I used to love those unis, you know? But they made the change.""