Culture of Hoops
MLB AL Rookie of the Year, Carlos Correa Unveils Custom adidas Cleats
Brought to you by our friends at adidas.
On Opening Day for the newest member of #teamadidas, Carlos Correa, took the field for the Astros @ Yankees game, unveiling a custom pair of adidas Boost Icon 1 Player Edition cleats.
Design and inspiration:
- Custom 1-of-1 adidas Boost Icon 1 cleats created by adidas Baseball
- Overarching theme: Family | Familia – the cleats represent the fusion of Carlos’ family, his Astros family and joining the adidas family
- o Correa – Correa’s family artwork includes influences from Correa’s family, heritage, his background, etc. – including: Ponce, Puerto Rico; living by the water, fishing as a family, swimming with dolphins, Carlos Sr.’s work ethic, etc.
- o Astros – the Astros family artwork includes Texas, the Houston Astros, the Houston Astrodome, baseball design cues and living baseball 24/7
- o adidas – the adidas family artwork includes the adidas Superstar and adidas NMD shoes, the hashtag #cleathead – which is bringing the sneakerhead mentality to baseball cleats, and three fingers up to represent living the adidas “three stripe life”