This Yankees cameraman narrowly escaped getting beaned by a foul ball
Yankees cameraman narrowly avoids a foul ball
Being a cameraman is a tough job. The entire thing is predicated on tracking a small white ball moving all over the place at high speed through a tiny screen, and now the replay review center may rely on your angle to rule on a controversial call.
Oh, and by the way, those small white balls you have to follow around? Watch out for ones headed at your face and/or highly expensive camera equipment, whichever you decide to sacrifice.
Here's a cameraman at Tuesday's Yankees-Orioles matchup providing a perfect demonstration of this workplace danger:
This is particularly cruel considering the poor cameraman was sitting in the well next to the dugout, a place that's at a nearly impossible angle to reach from home plate. Our hero rose to the challenge, though, getting out of the way and keeping the camera on his shoulder in the process. We salute you.