Gallery: Confessions of a Veteran Spring Training Photographer

  • ShinSoo Choo
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    Shin-Soo Choo of the Cleveland Indians runs onto the field during a spring training game in 2011 at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, AZ. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon 16-35mm 2.8 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Don Zimmer
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    Chicago Cubs Manager Don Zimmer watches during a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Compadre Stadium in Chandler, Arizona in 1991. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Rich Harden
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    Rich Harden of the Oakland A's throws in the bullpen during a spring training workout in Phoenix, AZ in 2005. Canon EOS-1D Mark II, Canon 16-35mm 2.8 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels
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    Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels bats during a spring training game against the San Diego Padres on March 9, 2012 at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon 800mm 5.6 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
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    Hot dogs are grilled before a spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, AZ in 2012. Shot with an iPhone 4S using Instagram. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland Athletics
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    Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland Athletics sits in the dugout before a spring training game against the Cincinnati Reds on March 10, 2012 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon 16-35 2.8 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
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    Batting practice baseballs sit in a bag before a spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, AZ in 2012. Shot with an iPhone 4S using Instagram. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
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    Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels hits a fly ball during a spring training game in Tempe, AZ in 2005. Canon EOS-1D Mark II, Canon 70-200mm 2.8 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
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    Members of the Los Angeles Angels pose for a group picture in their dugout before a spring training game in Tempe, AZ in 2010. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon 16-35mm 2.8 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Spring training fans
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    Fans try to catch a home run ball during a spring training game in Tempe, AZ in 2006. Canon EOS-1D Mark II N, Canon 400mm 2.8 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Phoenix Municipal Stadium
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    Phoenix Municipal Stadium during a spring training game in Phoenix, AZ in 2012. Shot with an iPhone 4S using Instagram. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Surprise AZ
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    Fans gather to watch a minor league spring training game in Surprise, AZ in 2012. Shot with an iPhone 4S using Instagram. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
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    Fans stand during the National Anthem before a San Francisco Giants spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, AZ in 2010. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon 16-35mm 2.8 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Barry Bonds
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    Barry Bonds plays Paula Abdul in a spring training skit about American Idol in Scottsdale, AZ in 2006. Canon EOS-1D Mark II N, Canon 70-200mm 2.8 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers
    Brad Mangin
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    Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers pitches during the spring training game against the Cleveland Indians on March 13, 2012 at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon 800mm 5.6 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Scottsdale Stadium
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    Scottsdale Stadium, spring training home of the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, AZ in 2010. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon 16-35mm 2.8 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Tempe Diablo Stadium
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    Tempe Diablo Stadium, spring training home of the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, AZ in 2010. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon 16-35mm 2.8 lens. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
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    Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker talks to reporters before a spring training game in Phoenix, AZ in 2012. Shot with an iPhone 4S using Instagram. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
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    The view from the first-base dugout before a spring training game in Tempe, AZ in 2012. Shot with an iPhone 4S using Instagram. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Grounds crew at Scottsdale Stadium
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    Grounds crew members chalk the field before a spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, AZ in 2012. Shot with an iPhone 4S using Tiny Planets and Instagram. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum
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    San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum poses for a photographer during spring training photo day in Scottsdale, AZ in 2012. Shot with an iPhone 4s using Instagram. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
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    Umpires get ready to take to the field before a spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, AZ in 2012. Shot with an iPhone 4S using Instagram. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
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    Salt River Fields during a spring training game in Scottsdale, AZ in 2012. Shot with an iPhone 4S using Instagram. *Photo: Brad Mangin*
  • Photographer Brad Mangin
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    Photographer Brad Mangin stands inside of Tempe Diablo Stadium before a spring training baseball game in Tempe, Arizona in 1992. Shot with a Widelux panoramic film camera. *Photo: Eric Risberg*
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