One of the best recent decisions baseball has made has been to allow players to express themselves with custom cleats.
While former New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier was lauded for putting spikes on rare Jordans and Nikes, players around the league haven’t been afraid to dive into the fray with their own signature looks.
We saw a ton of that on Jackie Robinson Day with stars like Pete Alonso, Akil Baddoo and Robinson Cano dropping custom kicks. On this Friday’s Earth Day, Washington Nationals slugger Nelson Cruz will rock a pair featuring his home country of the Dominican Republic and, man, do they look stunning.
Happy Earth Day 🌎
Nelson Cruz (@ncboomstick23) will be celebrating Earth Day with these @players4planet cleats featuring El Moro De Montecriste, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴⛰🏝! pic.twitter.com/mkEVWJiWKw
— Stadium Custom Kicks (@stadiumck) April 22, 2022
Making the Nike swoosh look like a sandbar in the water is an A+++ move.
Overall just stunning work here. Fans will have a chance to bid on these beauties after Friday’s game with proceeds benefiting Players For The Planet.
Don’t be surprised if Cruz hits another one of his towering home runs Friday while wearing them.
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