This is one of the good sides of social media.

It’s Mother’s Day, of course, and athletes have been sharing photos of their mothers, wives and grandmothers. The Royals have been particularly active (and by the way, this is a great column from Vahe Gregorian on Salvador Perez and his mother).

Here are some of the pictures the Royals players have shared:

Several of the Royals also showed off their special Mother’s Day gear for Sunday’s game at Cleveland. It appears as though Eric Hosmer has his mom’s name (Ileana) on his bat.