Jordan Brand Celebrates CC Sabathia’s 3,000 Strikeouts With Custom Air Jordan 11 Cleats
Some of this year’s 2019 Air Jordan releases included soccer cleat variations of the Air Jordan 1, dressed in several of its original colorways. Similarly, Jordan Brand has also transformed some of its signature Air Jordan models into baseball shoes. During the 2018 MLB Memorial Day games, Jordan Brand baseball athletes like Dexter Fowler and Gio Gonzalez wore special camo uniforms and Air Jordan 9 cleats. On May 22 of last year, Jordan Brand even released the Air Jordan 13 MCS “Grey Toe” baseball shoes just in time for the 2017-18 MLB postseason.
CC Sabathia is a future Hall of Famer
On the night of April 30, 2019, CC Sabathia made history and secured a future spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame by notching the 3,000th strikeout of his professional baseball career. At Chase Field in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, the New York Yankees pitcher scored one of the greatest pitching achievements in the history of the game. Only 16 other pitchers before him managed to notch 3,000 strikeouts over the course of their professional careers. Only two of them, namely Randy Johnson and Steve Carlton, were left-handed like him.
Additionally, only two other African-American professional baseball players have achieved this milestone in the past. They were Bob Gibson and Ferguson Jenkins. This fact is of immense importance and CC has admitted that he takes it “very seriously”. By 2025, he could end up joining them in Cooperstown. According to Aaron Boone, the current manager of the Yankees, he claims that 3000 strikeouts has been one of the numbers for athletes to qualify for the Baseball Hall of Fame since the 19th century. Additionally, CC has been a dominant and excellent shooter throughout his career.
At this point, CC Sabathia has already pitched 3,490 innings, posted 247 wins and 5 top-five finishes, appeared in six MLB All-Star Games, won a World Series championship and a Cy Young Award. There is no doubt that he will most likely end up being inducted into the Hall of Fame class of 2026. He has already formally announced that he will retire once the 2019 MLB season concludes as he has been struggling with heart issues. and knee injuries. During the offseason, he even had to undergo surgery to have a stent inserted.
CC Sabathia has received custom Air Jordan 11 cleats
In addition to all of the above, CC Sabathia is also a Jordan Brand athlete, so it’s no surprise that he’s been congratulated with his own special Air Jordan 11 baseball shoes. His Yankee teammate and outfielder, Clint “Red Thunder” Frazier, turns out to be a sneaker enthusiast. In the past, he’s hired Custom Cleats Inc. to design non-traditional Air Jordan and Nike baseball cleats for him to rock on the diamond. Recently, he even shared a photo of a baseball cleat variation of the upcoming Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1.
As for CC Sabathia’s Air Jordan 11 baseball shoes, its color scheme seems to be inspired by the New York Yankees. It appears to have midnight navy ballistic mesh uppers, while its shiny patent leather fenders are completely covered in black. Additionally, Gray can be seen above the “Jumpman” logo near the ankles, as well as on the laces and soles. Additionally, the heel tags on him feature CC Sabathia’s jersey number “52”, while “CC52” is printed on the inner tongue tags. Of course, instead of having rubber soles, it is equipped with studs.