Eric Hosmer
That’s a wrap! I covered 51 games this season and while it was a bit of a struggle during some long homestands to find ways to be creative, I’m really proud of the work I was able to make this year. Thanks a million to MLB for having me back for another season, and to the Royals for allowing me to work alongside your incredibly talented creative team again. Gonna take some time this offseason to refresh and will hopefully be back in 2023 ready to make some more baseball frames.
By now you've all heard that the Kansas City Royals won the 2015 World Series. As a relatively new Royals fan and even newer Kansas City resident, I can only imagine the joy a long-time fan must feel based on my insane level of happiness. I got a taste of just how over-the-moon fans in Kansas City and the surrounding area are on Tuesday, when an 800,000 people crowded the streets of downtown Kansas City to watch their World Series Champions parade. Being present for the sea of royal blue fans, deafening shouts of "PAY ZOBRIST," Gomes' hilarious "unpolitically correct" speech and getting to hold the Commissioner's Trophy was amazing. This city is definitely a baseball town, whatever the naysayers may think. And despite wearing off the heel of one of my boots while walking the parade route a half dozen times, I had a blast covering the World Series Parade for MLB. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day:
The Kansas City Royals are World Series bound next week after a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. They've yet to lose a game in this postseason, and with the way they're playing and announcement that South Korean superfan SungWoo Lee will be in attendance for Game 1 of the Fall Classic, you have to wonder if they ever will.
I also gave gif-making a try for the first time:
© 2014 Major League Baseball Photos/Amy Stroth
Last night (after a delay due to Monday's rainout), the Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 and are now potentially one game and eight hours away from clinching a World Series berth. What?!
© 2014 Major League Baseball Photos/Amy Stroth
Some Mondays suck, other Mondays the MLB calls you and asks you to shoot one of your favorite baseball teams as they duke it out in a winner-take-all wildcard game against the Oakland Athletics. This past Monday was the latter.
As someone that has only been a Royals fan for the last three years, I don't quite understand what it's like to have gone through the 29 years of anguish the die-hard fans here in KC have. I do however, understand what a historical moment it was for Kansas City sports for the Royals to have made it to the postseason. Experts said they couldn't win, but in twelve glorious, nail-biting innings, they pulled it off. If you want to read a really fantastic piece on the game, I suggest THIS ONE, by Rany Jazayerli at Grantland.
Those 10+ hours at the ballpark (and getting bathed in champagne in the Royals' clubhouse by outfielder Lorenzo Cain) are something that will stick with me throughout my career. Huge, HUGE thanks to MLB Photos editor Jessica Foster for giving me a shot despite my very short track record shooting professional baseball. Here's a "few" photos from the unforgettable night. WARNING: there are a lot.
© 2014 Major League Baseball Photos/Amy Stroth
