Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is one of the best all-around ballplayers on the planet, already winning a league MVP while just 22 years old, inking a massive deal that same year and even being compared to Mickey Mantle.
That’s all well and good, but the shoes that Nike just released for Trout, the Air Zoom Trout 3, look as if he should be a participant on fucking Double Dare, because they’re absolutely ridiculous looking.
Nike unveils Mike Trout's third signature cleat, debuts 7/1 pic.twitter.com/16vxRKF1mf
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 24, 2016
The @NikeBaseball Air Zoom Trout 3 … straight 🔥🔥🔥. pic.twitter.com/mk3oyZTF6e
— MLB (@MLB) June 24, 2016
.@MikeTrout We'll be waiting for you after the game. pic.twitter.com/D7RiCPEJG4
— Nike Diamond (@nikediamond) June 24, 2016
Debuting on July 1, I’m not sure there are many ballplayers who are going to be lining up and waiting hours to snag these things. Maybe the designer’s just a big fan of Watermelon, slime and Gak? That’s the only reasonable explanation I can think of for this color scheme.