Famous Voits: Jimmy Foit

Jimmy Foit was a 6-1, 192 lb. shortstop who played baseball for Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore, Maryland and college ball for Virginia Tech.  He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 26th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball June amateur draft.  He played five years of minor league ball with the Rangers.  But that's not why Jimmy Foit is famous.

Famous Voits: Luke Voit

Luke Voit was born Louis Linwood Voit III 13 February 1991 in Wildwood, Missouri.  He is a first baseman for the New York Yankees and led major league baseball in home runs in 2020 with 22.  

You can read about Luke's baseball career elsewhere.  You can even get his book for young kids.  I want to discuss his family history below the fold.

The Voits of Baltimore

There are several Voit families that immigrated to Baltimore, Maryland in the 1800s.

We currently don't know if they are related to each other or just randomly ended up in the same city.  More research is needed on the European side of these families but we've done a lot of work on the American side so let's see what we've got so far.