MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. Has Awesome Job at This Year's Masters

He took this up as a second career after his MLB career ended.

Former MLB star Ken Griffey Jr. photographs the series in Tokyo, Japan. / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

Sports fans may recognize one of the photographers lined up along the ropes at Augusta National this weekend—MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.

Griffey, the 13-time MLB All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner, took up photography as a second career years ago after his baseball career ended. He's been credited for photographing MLB games, NFL games, MLS games and IndyCar events. He most recently shot the MLB opening series in Tokyo, Japan last month. This week, he's working for Masters.com taking photos of the major tournament.

Behind the lens 📸@MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is working as a credentialed photographer for the first time @TheMasters pic.twitter.com/NjQqBDSCJF

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 10, 2025

One of Griffey's photos from Wednesday's Par 3 Contest of 2015 Masters champion Jordan Spieth holding his one-year-old daughter Sophie has gone viral. The father and daughter are laughing in the photo.

Here's a cute picture of Jordan Spieth and his daughter.

Who took it? Ken Griffey, Jr., who is on site working the full Masters week as a professional photographer. pic.twitter.com/XWgubO5OQU

— Dylan Dethier (@dylan_dethier) April 10, 2025

Photos like the one above can be seen on the Masters website. Griffey is just one of many photographers working at the tournament this weekend.

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