I am not a baseball person. This scene caught my eye, nonetheless, while I was walking in a local park. A clear sign that spring is not far away, one hopes. It looks like the ball has been waiting all winter.
Here are a few variations. All images shot using “film simulation recipes” from FUJI X WEEKLY (you program them into your camera) and adjusted very slightly in Lightroom afterwards.
Finally, a sign of winter being soon forgotten–again, one hopes.
We’ve had a run of nice sunshine. Let’s hope for more.
No Ordinary Light 
Will, this is a gorgeous set! I am especially fond of the first photo.
I agree about the first photo. Total serendipity. A rightly placed baseball and wonderful light.