One of the best things about Major League Baseball’s expanded rosters in September is the plethora of rookies that become available for veterans to haze. The result of this abundance of youth usually involves rookies dressing up in ridiculous outfits/costumes and parading through busy airports and bustling downtown areas. Yesterday, there was a show in downtown Chicago and thankfully social media was there to capture it.
Always a good sport and never shying away from the opportunity to take a selfie is Donald Lutz.
@Reds #realselfie downtown Chicago lol @Tucker_Barnhart @KNegs17 @pvillarreal14 @BillyHamilton @David_Holmberg pic.twitter.com/N0Cvdndx00
— Donald Lutz (@braunerhulk) September 15, 2014
Todd Frazier enjoys the costume selection.
Rookie dress up day. I think we picked out some great outfits hahahah #redlegs pic.twitter.com/ok1uogHB0g — Todd Frazier (@FlavaFraz21) September 14, 2014
Brandon Phillips takes some individual photos for our viewing pleasure(?).
Clockwise from the top left, that’s Jumbo Diaz, Tucker Barnhart, Pedro Villarreal, Billy Hamilton, Ryan Dennick, Yorman Rodriguez, David Holmberg, Donald Lutz and Kristopher Negron in the middle.
Some guys enjoyed the experience…
Rookie dress up day… What a blast! — Tucker Barnhart (@Tucker_Barnhart) September 14, 2014
… while others did not.
Rookie dress up
— billy hamilton (@BillyHamilton) September 14, 2014
Now if we could just figure out a way to get them all in Batman costumes….