questions on vintage photo

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Posted By: davidcycleback

I can't see the image clearly, and, for the sake of argument, will assume the only player is holding a baseball-- and it appears the young guy might or might not be holding a bat. Often times, you need the presence of a ball and/or bat to be sure it's a baseball team. If it's baseball, it's probably a local amatuer club, perhaps dudes from the same neighborhood and/or same work. It doesn't appear to be a big time team. It would be speculation who/what is the guy in the middle, as there are many possibilities. It's possible the photo was shot at a local multi-team tournament and he the home town star or other player of note who posed with the team. Your idea that he may be a special player is fair. A team photo typically doesn't include an opposing player in different uniform, so there must be something about him. If he were the manager, he would probably be in suit and tie. I'd date the photo to the 1880s-90s.