Member Showcase Photo of the Month

June 2004 Showcase Photo

Seattle Mariners center fielder Hiram Bocachica robs Texas Rangers' Hank Blalock of a hit with a catch in the second inning during Texas' 9-7, 18-inning comeback win, at Ameriquest Field in Arlington, Texas, June 24. Bocachica caught the ball with his bare hand after hitting the wall.

(AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Louis DeLuca)

The Associated Press Managing Editors association awards Member Showcase Photo honors each month for the best image shared by a newspaper with other Associated Press photo users. The competition is judged by a panel of AP and member photo editors. The best of the monthly Showcase photos receives a Member Showcase Photo prize at the APME annual conference in October.