Live the life of a Major Leaguer with the best player Instagram posts of 2016
I don't know about you, but I like Instagram because it lets me pretend that all of the MLB players I follow are my friends in real life:
"Neat Halloween costume, Bryce!"
"Mike, did she say yes?!"
"Looks like you're having a great vacation, Johnny!"
With the best player Instagrams of 2016, you too can pretend MLB players are your real friends. We've broken down our favorite 'grams of the year into these categories -- it's like the Oscars, but less about movies and more about the lives of baseball players.
Best friends
Instagram is a good place to chronicle friendship. Like the friendship between
Or Cueto and this donkey:
Or the very special bond between
Cubs
This is your friendly reminder that in 2016, the Cubs won their first World Series championship in 108 years. The particularly momentous occasion made for some good 'gramming:
Backstage SNL Instagram might be the best kind of Instagram:
And let's not dismiss the fact that the year began with everyone's new favorite grandpa:
We're not saying the Cubs won the World Series because of Grandpa Rossy, but we don't know that they could've won without him, you know?
Babies
Babies are excellent social media content. Just look at these babies, like Perez's baby in a giant Gold Glove Award trophy:
And
Who was born after Rob's wife, Robin, went into labor the same night Rob hit his first MLB home run:
Halloween costumes
You know what else Instagram is good for? Showing off your dope Halloween costume. Like
Though we have to say,
No knocks to
Nuptials
From
To Harper's wedding:
Wedding 'gram was good in 2016.
Ortiz goodbyes
Finally, MLB said goodbye to
And
But no one said goodbye quite like Ortiz himself:
