Major League Baseball has locked out the MLB Players Association for 25 days now. I know for certain it’s been that long because, for 25 days, a redditor who goes by u/DidItForTheStory has been creating hand-drawn pictures of Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout to commemorate every 24 hours that passes without a new collective bargaining agreement.
It’s unclear who’s behind the account or what artistic training they may have received in their past. The first drawing of Trout on Dec. 3 suggested there wasn’t much.
A collection of mostly straight lines making a diving catch was mostly identifiable thanks to the Angels logo and No. 27 inscribed on the jersey.
As the days have gone by, the drawings have become more refined, more descriptive, but not necessarily more inspiring. They’ve mainly given a reason to scroll the r/baseball subreddit during a winter where MLB owners have chosen to close up shop.
“I thought initially we’d see this as the artist rapidly improving over time,” Commenter u/BUSean so elegantly posted on Day 14. “But now I know the real journey is observing their descent into madness.”
Please enjoy these selected works of u/DidItForTheStory as we patiently await MLB’s return. I highly recommend you check out all of them.
