But hey, it’s Masters week, and the Hall of Fame baseball player simply couldn’t pass up the rare opportunity to work as a photographer for Masters.com, taking pictures of golf’s biggest stars like Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Phil Mickelson on perhaps the sport’s most picturesque stage.

Ken Griffey Jr. is serving as a member of the Masters photography pool. But his commitment at Augusta National is much bigger than that.