Dodgers slugger Yasiel Puig sported a pair of Nikes honoring legendary broadcaster Vin Scully during Sunday’s game against the Diamondbacks.
Scully is retiring after this season after decades of being the Dodgers' play-by-play announcer.
The outer part of the cleats was adorned with an image of Scully and inscripted with “Win for Vin.” The inner part had an image of a microphone and “#ITFDB," an acronym for "It's time for Dodger baseball,” Scully's signature phrase he uses at the top of Dodgers’ broadcasts.
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These Vin Scully cleats are 😍. pic.twitter.com/TQ3Im1NJ4e
— MLB (@MLB) July 17, 2016
Gotta have Puig's Shoes!!!! #WinForVin2016 pic.twitter.com/X38IOYmuOE
— John Bleednblue (@BleednblueJohn) July 17, 2016
Per ESPN, when Puig's translator mistakenly said Scully was in his 65th season with the Dodgers, Puig immediately corrected him in English: "67!"
These Nikes were the third pair of special shoes Puig has worn this season. On the Fourth of July, the Cuban-born player had American flag-themed shoes, and a week later, his cleats featured the national flag of Cuba.
Puig, through his translator, credited Los Angeles-based artist Vincent Vazquez for being the creative force behind the shoes.
"I'm using a different pair of shoes every (time) and the guy who designs them surprises me with something different," Puig said through a translator, according to ESPN. "Today, he surprised me with these. I think it's good that we should try to 'Win for Vin' during his last year."