Oakland A’s second baseman made one of the best plays of the night during a Tuesday road game against the St. Louis Cardinals, and he did so while rocking an awesome pair of cleats.
On the play, Kemp ran for the ball as it was soaring into his zone of the diamond and made the diving catch before throwing out a Cardinals runner that was heading to third base.
It was an awesome snag-and-throw from Kemp, but it was made even cooler by his choice of shoes.
Kemp wore a customized pair of Nike cleats that featured Hey Arnold! characters on them, and they helped him pull off the awesome double play for the A’s.
Tony Kemp with an amazing play to double up the runner at third đł pic.twitter.com/4yjAO66kSS
— Talkinâ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) August 16, 2023
The Athletics' Tony Kemp went full throwback with custom Hey Arnold cleats đ„ pic.twitter.com/OgVtJRK7Rw
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Tony Kemp with an incredible catch-and-throw double play to end the fourth. Must be the Hey Arnold! cleats.
— MartĂn Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) August 16, 2023
Kemp also sported baseball bats with Hey Arnold! and Rocket Power theming, keeping the Nickelodeon nostalgia prevalent in his gear.
Tony Kempâs âHey Arnoldâ cleats and bat along with the âRocket Powerâ bat đ
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Kemp might not want to toss these cleats anytime soon, as they’re surely good luck after the A’s star pulled off such an impressive double play like this. Maybe we’ll see cleats these again on the diamond sometime soon.