#baseballdad!cal

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Ok let’s just imagine Calum is a Major League Baseball player—a revered shortstop—and single father. As much as he’d be raising his daughter on his own he’d always have his team around him for support. They would all adore her and help in any way they could. She’d have toddler size jerseys of every player on the team but wear Calum’s for every game she was at. She’d even travel with the team, Calum not willing to leave her with anyone else, unless Mali or his parents were around. And if she was with her aunt or grandparents during a trip Calum would make sure to wave to her from the dugout and say he loves her during televised interviews. When she’s with him she’d sit in his lap at every post game press conference and the media would love her. Calum would always redirect questions for him to her and she’d babble and he wouldn’t have to answer questions about rivalries or errors. Balancing fatherhood with a professional sports career would be tough at times but he’d always figure it out. She’d be the light of his life and the reason for everything he does.

[calpops]

OMG !!! but imagine he'd even have like a little signature pose or sign for when he wins and the baby knows it's for her, and she kinda does it too but she cant properly do it. and his team mates go CRAZY for her like when they are doing press and interviews not only does he direct the question to her, but sometimes the others do too and little by little growing up she starts like formulating actual sentences and she always makes everyone crack up she's so adorable i love her

He’d sign “I love you” to her with his thumb, index finger and pinky. And she’d try so hard to do it too; sometimes at the ballpark and other times when he’s on the road and she’s with auntie Mali she goes right up to the tv to sign it back. Cal’s teammates all refer to themselves as her uncles but she has the softest spots for Ashton, Luke and Michael. Sometimes she gets to sit with one of them during the press conferences; especially if one had a tough day on the field and they need her cute little face as a cheer up method and distraction for the media. When she does start forming sentences; some more coherent than others, all the players are teaching her baseball terms she never uses correctly but sometimes circumstances make them hilarious. Like when she gives an animated “you’re out” to a media member who asks Calum about an error they know their work has paid off. And I just imagine they all think of her as a good luck charm. They all want high fives from her before games. Everyone adores her and Calum loves that they do because how couldn’t they? She’s the best thing to ever happen to him.