Adalberto Mondesi
The 2022 MLB season starts in 15 days, so what better time to share my favorite images from 2021 than now?
Fans were back in seats, photo friends were back in the wells, and Salvy was back at the plate crushing homers. All was right in the world for my third year with MLB.
Here are my top 48 from the K (+2 from Werner Park):
What a season.
Zero fans. Countless COVID tests. Old favorite faces. New friendships.
It was weird and great and unforgettable.
I’ve got to thank the gang at MLB for having me back for a second year as an LCC (Live Content Creator). Kaycie, Jake, and Lucas: you guys did so much to make this season as normal and problem-free as possible despite the circumstances and I cannot applaud you enough.
I’m also thankful for Royals videographer Sam Lutz for keeping me sane as the only other media member on the field this season, and for the Royals organization for trusting in me to be around their players and on the field during a global pandemic.
If you’re interested reading about my experience photographing professional sports in 2020, I did an interview with Ticketmaster that you can read HERE.
Otherwise, I’ll just let my favorite images from this year do the talking:
Kansas City has a lot of small treasures that didn’t know about prior to moving here, one of which being the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the 18th and Vine District. This year they’re celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Negro Leagues. As part of that celebration, the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals wore throwback Negro League uniforms on Tuesday. Whew, they were fresh.
The 2019 MLB season is over and it's hard to believe that I've photographed 80 (!!) games this year – 78 at Kauffman Stadium here in KC, and two at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio for Players' Weekend. It was a marathon of a baseball season, but I learned so much and had a blast working alongside some of the best in the biz. Thank you so, so much to the MLB Live Content team for this opportunity.
Without further ado, here are my favorite frames from the second half of the season.
For the second time this season, I photographed a match-up between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox. It was an insane game that ended in a walk-off bunt/error in favor of the Royals. Whew.
Here are a few of my favorite images from the game.
