Come with me (Cheats, founder of BBM) and my Instax instant camera, as I take you Behind the Curtain of the 2025 MLB All-Star Celebrity softball game. The Black Baseball Mixtape gets access through relationships. The photos are candid, cool, and unique. The way I see it: Everyone with a media pass has a super-expensive camera; so, what’s unique about that? Everyone’s iPhone is as good as the latest DSLR, so unless you are that dude (and, yes, those photographers still exist in 2025), you’re better off trying something different. I find my instant polaroids a bit of a throwback and very fun. The photos never come out perfect, and that is the joy. The very cool is within the imperfection of it all. I hope you enjoy.
Jordan Chiles
Jermaine Dupri and Chris Tucker
ESPN’s Elle Duncan
Fear of God’s Jerry Lorenzo
Game MVP CC Sabathia (HOF, 2025)
Jordan and Quavo
Quavo
Funny Marco and MLB Network’s Xavier Sruggs
I took all these photos in the moment. Is there audio? Yes. Will it make it on a Black Baseball Mixtape podcast episode? You’ll have to wait and see.
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