Houston rapper Travis Scott and baseball legend Ken Griffey Jr. are in a new spot teasing a collaboration for Nike Diamond — the sneaker company's baseball division.
The commercial shows Scott at the plate taking batting practice while hitting baseballs with the Cactus Jack logo on them as “The Kid” stands to the side and gives him hitting tips. This appears to be the start of a new campaign because the caption says:
“Lesson 1: Mindset x Engineering”
“Swing for the fences. Park somewhere else.”
And earlier this week, Nike Diamond posted a spot of the rapper walking to the plate in signature Jordan Shark-A-Don sneakers as his rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” plays with the caption:
“You've seen Cactus Jack rock a stadium. But can he dominate the diamond?'
It all leads up to this upcoming MLB All-Star Weekend in Arlington, Texas. The HBCU Classic will kick off the festivities tomorrow, Friday (July 12), at 8 p.m. ET on MLB Network, followed by the Futures Game, Futures Skills Showcase, All-Star Futures Game and Celebrity Softball Game on Saturday beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET.
The Home Run Derby airs Mondays at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN and the 2024 MLB All-Star Game is Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
Back in February, tickets/hbcu-classic” data-type=”link” data-id=”https://www.mlb.com/astros/tickets/hbcu-classic” rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank”>during the Travis HBCU Classic itselfgifted each player custom Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 low-top baseball cleats.
Hopefully that means we'll be getting a Cactus Jack version of the iconic Nike Air Griffey Max.
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