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Mike Trout Becomes First MLB Player Since Ken Griffey Jr. To Have Signature Nike Shoe

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Mike Trout is currently in his third Major League season and at the age of 22-years-old, he has already cemented himself as one of baseball's best players. Now the two-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger, and 2012 American League rookie of the year, can add another accomplishment to his young resume: his own Nike cleat.

On Friday, Major League baseball announced Trout has become the first MLB player to own his own signature shoe. Trout tweeted a picture of the shoe with the caption, "...HONORED. @nikebaseball."

Nike baseball shared two videos of the Millville, New Jersey native's new signature red and lime green cleat, called the Nike Lunar Vapor Trout, below:

Nike Lunar Vapor Trout -- Design by Nike Baseball on YouTube

The Nike Lunar Vapor Trout will be available in select stores starting on July 12. Every high school baseball player in Millville, NJ will likely own a pair.

 

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