If you see someone familiar behind the camera at the 2025 Masters, it just might be Ken Griffey Jr.
The Baseball Hall of Famer is enjoying his second career at Augusta National documenting the sporting world rather than taking part in it.
After doing photography at MLB’s Tokyo Series last month, Griffey is snapping pictures for Masters.com during this weekend’s tournament.
The former outfielder showed off his skills with a cute shot of Jordan Spieth with his daughter during Thursday’s action in Augusta.
In an interview on the Masters’ YouTube channel, Griffey Jr. revealed what got him interested in sports photography.
“It was actually the only way I could see my kids,” he said. “I was still playing and I understand what my dad felt like coming to watch me play. But now with social media, it’s a little different. ‘Oh, Ken’s here.’ So actually my daughter literally stopped dribbling a basketball and just looked at me when she was five. And I was like, ‘OK, I’ve got to pay more attention to what’s going on.’
“I figured nobody’s messing with the photographer,” he continued. “Let me pick it up. Let me try it. And I got a couple [of] photographer friends who sent me a couple cameras and lenses and said, ‘Here you go,’ and didn’t tell me anything about it, just don’t put it on auto.”
He had previously taken pictures during MLB’s Home Run Derby, the Fiesta Bowl and an Inter Miami contest.
Griffey was one of several photographers capturing the Honorary Starter ceremony when Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson hit the opening tee shots.
The MLB legend isn’t the only Mariners Hall of Famer to go into photography after his playing career; Randy Johnson, who played with Griffey in Seattle, has also been dabbling in the same field.