Mike 07/09/2017

BY IAN BURGESS

Ever since 2014, Mike Trout has been the face of Nike Baseball. Starting with the Nike Lunar Vapor Trouts, Mike became the first ballplayer since Ken Griffey, Jr. to get a signature cleat.

It was a show-stopper.

In 2015, the Zoom Trout 2 cleat AND TURF made Trout swag possible outside the lines. The fan-favorite blueprint colorway was really the first of its kind, outlining Trout’s career numbers.

2016 brought the Zoom Trout 3 cleat and turf, my personal favorite. Many even went as far as comparing the turf model to Kobe basketball shoes.

With All-Star week comes the release of the Zoom Trout 4. The above turf worn by Gary Sanchez before the Derby is only one of the colorways debuting for All-Star AND available to us regular humans.

These colorways will certainly stand out, however, this shoe looks a little too clunky and box-like for me, and I would have liked to see more than just “NIKE” on the medial side of the shoes. For me, it can’t beat the over-the-top awesome design of the Trout 3 cleats and turfs, but who cares what I think. If you like ’em, you can buy the blue/volt colorway here, and the other links can be found below.

Chrome Colorway (You’ll see this one tonight) – SHOP HERE

South Beach Cleat Colorway – SHOP HERE

South Beach Turf Colorway – SHOP HERE

Mahi-Mahi Colorway – SHOP HERE

Which is your fave?