Spring training baseball is for the fans
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Young fans wait for autographs
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A selfie with Kevin Plawecki
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Tebow takes time to sign
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Young fans watch on shoulders
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Springer connects with fans
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Fans watch the game on the lines
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New manager Callaway signs
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T.J. Rivera and fan club
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David Wright and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas students honored
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Céspedes signs through fence
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New Astros player Cole signs for fans
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Peaking out from the fence
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Shirts for the fans
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Finding Nimmo to sign
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Rivera takes times to sign
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Molina introduces himself
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On the fence
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Making a kid’s day
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Florida native signs for fans
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Great day for baseball
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Tim Tebow stops to sign
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DeGrom and Tebow meet and greet
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Guillorme shows off quick hands
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Fans await chance for autograph
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The Toddfather signing for all
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Pregame signings
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Céspedes for the rest of us
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Peter Alonso signs autographs for youngsters
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Anderson signs ball and baseball cards
The poet Alexander Pope once wrote, “Hope springs eternal.” For Major League Baseball fans, that hope begins during spring training.
Spring training gives baseball fans the opportunity to see and meet their favorite major league players for autographs and selfies. During the regular season, many fans are disappointed when they are unable to get autographs or a photo taken with their favorite players, who are on a tight schedule in ballparks. (Players still find the time to sign a great deal of memorabilia.)
Yahoo News photographer Gordon Donovan visited several major league camps the first few weeks of Grapefruit League action and captured players interacting with fans.
And that hope? It can be snuffed out soon after the season begins at the end of March. (Yahoo News)
Photography by Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News
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