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MLB Players Honor New Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. with Custom Cleats

Laura Depta
Jul 24, 2016

Ken Griffey Jr. wasย inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, and current players took notice.ย 

Severalโ€”including Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels and Jason Heywardย of the Chicago Cubsโ€”sported white and gold cleats adorned with the Griffey "Swingman" logo:ย 

Sharp.

According to Extra Mustard, Angels designated hitterย Albert Pujols, Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones and New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury and first baseman Mark Teixeira also donned the Kid's shoes, which Nike created for the occasion:ย 

According to Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com, Trout said, "I love his swing. Every lefty should try to make their swing that swing."

Griffey was inducted into Cooperstown along with Mike Piazza.ย 

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