Hook Shots
On weekends in the spring and summer, the Red Hook Ball Fields play host to an array of amateur and semi-pro sporting events. Men and women, of all ages and from all over, come to pitch, bat, kick, race, or just watch the action at the nine baseball diamonds, two soccer fields, and one track. Many also come to sample the offerings of the ball fields’ popular food carts and snack vendors. Here are glimpses of the crowd.
Robert, 26, plays catcher for the Rough Riders baseball team.
Eric, 49, came to watch his niece compete in a track event.
Denis, 18, is a sprinter.
Left: Eric, 49, came to watch his niece compete in a track event.
Right: Denis, 18, is a sprinter.
Left: Don, 54, plays soccer.
Right: Nick, 37, plays for the New York Rainmakers baseball team.
Don, 54, plays soccer.
Nick, 37, plays for the New York Rainmakers baseball team.
Luis, 43, sells cotton candy at the ball fields.
Michael, 24, plays for the Rainmakers.
Left: Luis, 43, sells cotton candy at the ball fields.
Right: Michael, 24, plays for the Rainmakers.
Left: A baseball glove.
Right: David, 49 plays soccer.
A baseball glove.
David, 49 plays soccer.
A snow cone.
Left to right: Rehanna, 12, Kyah, 11, and Nyah, 11, run track.
Left: A snow cone.
Right: Rehanna, 12, Kyah, 11, and Nyah, 11, run track.
Left: Robert, 26, plays for the Rough Riders.
Right: Amber, 12, is a sprinter.
Robert, 26, plays for the Rough Riders.
Amber, 12, is a sprinter.
A relay baton.
Jamal, 23, plays soccer.
Left: A relay baton.
Right: Jamal, 23, plays soccer.