This is an illustration for the New York Times Sports section. The story details how no drug testing was done during the lockout, so people could theoretically take advantage of that and indulge in doping to get ready for the season. The concept revolves around how a syringe is not too indifferent in shape than that of a baseball bat, so I created this candid shot of baseball bats lined up against a wall with a large syringe conspicuously among them. In order to capture the abandoned nature of the lockout, we played into that empty 'off season' locker room feeling by showing more bats and discarded items left over by players.
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2022