Salvador Perez
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.
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:
I can’t believe the 2020 MLB regular season is already over, but before I do my roundup of favorite images, I wanted to pay tribute to one of the Royal Greats, Alex Gordon. Gordo announced his retirement from the major leagues last week and the outpouring of love from players and the community is a testament to his dedication and leadership. He will be missed dearly, but I hope he enjoys that retirement pizza!
Fittingly, the Royals rolled out the red carpet for him for his last home series.
My favorite moments from his farewell:
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.
