Adidas Celebrates Baseball's International Heritage with All-Star Sneakers and Cleats

For All-Star Weekend, Adidas Baseball is releasing the Energy Boost Icon Trainer, as well as the Adizero Afterburner and Icon cleats, covered in flags that represent its MLB athletes.

Jul 12, 2018
Adidas Nations Icon Trainer Front
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Adidas Nations Icon Trainer Front
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With All-Star festivities on the horizon, Adidas Baseball unveils its "Nations" Pack, made up of the Icon Trainer, as well as the Icon and Afterburner cleats.

Paying homage to the multicultural nature of baseball, Adidas used a single piece of tapestry to represent the 18 flags from each of its baseball athletes' respective home countries. Flags include Aruba, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Taiwan and United States of America. Each shoe features a jacquard-quilted texture that mimics woven flag, with distinct sections that make each set different from the others.

Aaron Judge, Luis Severino, Aroldis Chapman, J.D. Martinez, Chris Sale, Edwin Diaz, Joe Jimenez and Sean Doolittle will debut the special footwear in the All-Star Game.

The "Nations" Pack is available to purchase now at adidas.com.

Adidas Nations Icon Trainer Side
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Adidas Nations Icon Trainer Toe
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Adidas Nations Adizero Aferburner
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Adidas Nations Energy Boost Icon
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