For most of us, the joy of photo day ended back in high school. But for professional athletes, the never-ending gift known as player photo day lives on. Every spring training, players parade themselves into a storage room lined with a coloured background and pose awkwardly in front of the camera.
By now, some of these players know what they&#8217;ve signed up for and treat photo day like any other spring training exercise, while others put some thought and care into their photo day poses.
The Blue Jays had their official spring training photo day last week and these are some standouts from the photo session.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49458" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075667_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075667_168383996_lowres.jpg 700w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075667_168383996_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Funny, that&#8217;s actually a fifty-foot tall redwood that&#8217;s been whittled down into a baseball bat for Vladdy.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49459" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075671_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075671_168383996_lowres.jpg 700w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075671_168383996_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Hyun-Jin Ryu looks like he&#8217;s enjoying his brand new uniform, albeit the colour scheme isn&#8217;t that much different from the Dodgers&#8217; home whites he wore for six seasons.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49457" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075657_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="463" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075657_168383996_lowres.jpg 700w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075657_168383996_lowres-300x198.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Bo Bichette has perfected the &#8220;blue steel&#8221; look.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49456" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075651_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075651_168383996_lowres.jpg 700w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075651_168383996_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Cavan Biggio already has his album cover photo ready for his sophomore album: &#8220;Plate Recognition 2: Electric Boogaloo&#8221;.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49452" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075586_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075586_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075586_168383996_lowres-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
Phillippe Aumont looks like he&#8217;s seen some stuff.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49463" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076427_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076427_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076427_168383996_lowres-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
Teoscar Hernandez is elated he doesn&#8217;t have to play centre field anymore.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49449" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075390_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075390_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075390_168383996_lowres-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
Meanwhile, Randal Grichuk is apparently furious about the news of his new outfield position this season.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49450" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075403_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075403_168383996_lowres.jpg 700w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075403_168383996_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
This is the last thing opposing hitters will see before Nate Pearson launches a 104 MPH heater past them.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49453" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075607_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075607_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075607_168383996_lowres-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
Danny Jansen is the first of the bespectacled brigade of Blue Jays players.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49451" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075526_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075526_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075526_168383996_lowres-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
Anthony Kay clearly has the same employee discount on lenses that Danny does.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49461" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075952_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075952_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075952_168383996_lowres-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
Trent Thornton has the exact look as I did in my yearbook photos.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49454" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075610_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075610_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075610_168383996_lowres-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
One name you should get to know this spring training is Alejandro Kirk. As <a href="https://twitter.com/KeeganMatheson/status/1231304555796869123">MLB.com&#8217;s Keegan Matheson put it</a>, Kirk is &#8220;Toronto&#8217;s locomotive-like catching prospect.&#8221;
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49464" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076546_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076546_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076546_168383996_lowres-300x300.jpg 300w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076546_168383996_lowres-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
This is Ken Giles&#8217; &#8220;please don&#8217;t ask me any more questions about the Astros,&#8221; face.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49462" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076425_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076425_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076425_168383996_lowres-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
Anthony Bass king of has a Sacha Baron Cohen thing going on, doesn&#8217;t he?
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49460" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075797_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075797_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075797_168383996_lowres-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
This is Blue Jays Director of Player Development Gil Kim, who is now a member of the Blue Jays coaching staff and is wearing a full uniform for the first time.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49455" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075650_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075650_168383996_lowres.jpg 500w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075650_168383996_lowres-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
&#8220;Come on Brandon, give us something playful. No, the name tag is not edible.&#8221;

For most of us, the joy of photo day ended back in high school. But for professional athletes, the never-ending gift known as player photo day lives on. Every spring training, players parade themselves into a storage room lined with a coloured background and pose awkwardly in front of the camera.

By now, some of these players know what they've signed up for and treat photo day like any other spring training exercise, while others put some thought and care into their photo day poses.

The Blue Jays had their official spring training photo day last week and these are some standouts from the photo session.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49458" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075667_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" />

Funny, that's actually a fifty-foot tall redwood that's been whittled down into a baseball bat for Vladdy.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49459" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075671_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" />

Hyun-Jin Ryu looks like he's enjoying his brand new uniform, albeit the colour scheme isn't that much different from the Dodgers' home whites he wore for six seasons.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49457" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075657_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="463" />

Bo Bichette has perfected the "blue steel" look.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49456" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075651_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" />

Cavan Biggio already has his album cover photo ready for his sophomore album: "Plate Recognition 2: Electric Boogaloo".

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49452" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075586_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" />

Phillippe Aumont looks like he's seen some stuff.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49463" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076427_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" />

Teoscar Hernandez is elated he doesn't have to play centre field anymore.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49449" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075390_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" />

Meanwhile, Randal Grichuk is apparently furious about the news of his new outfield position this season.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49450" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075403_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" />

This is the last thing opposing hitters will see before Nate Pearson launches a 104 MPH heater past them.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49453" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075607_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" />

Danny Jansen is the first of the bespectacled brigade of Blue Jays players.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49451" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075526_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" />

Anthony Kay clearly has the same employee discount on lenses that Danny does.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49461" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075952_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" />

Trent Thornton has the exact look as I did in my yearbook photos.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49454" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075610_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" />

One name you should get to know this spring training is Alejandro Kirk. As <a href="https://twitter.com/KeeganMatheson/status/1231304555796869123">MLB.com's Keegan Matheson put it</a>, Kirk is "Toronto's locomotive-like catching prospect."

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49464" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076546_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" />

This is Ken Giles' "please don't ask me any more questions about the Astros," face.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49462" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14076425_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" />

Anthony Bass king of has a Sacha Baron Cohen thing going on, doesn't he?

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49460" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075797_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" />

This is Blue Jays Director of Player Development Gil Kim, who is now a member of the Blue Jays coaching staff and is wearing a full uniform for the first time.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49455" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/02/USATSI_14075650_168383996_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="750" />

"Come on Brandon, give us something playful. No, the name tag is not edible."

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