If the San Francisco Giants are famous for their good luck in even years, the annual Amazin’ Avenue King of Spring Training contest has been the Giants’ foil in recent years. In 2020, spring training was abruptly shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which ended up resulting in a delayed, shortened season without fans. In 2021, the pandemic’s presence still loomed large, but we were at least able to have the distraction of a relatively normal KoST contest. Last season, spring training was cut short again due to the lockout.
In 2023, KoST is back in full swing, baby.