Travis Scott & Ken Griffey Jr. Tease Nike Diamond Baseball Collaboration
Houston rapper Travis Scott and baseball legend Ken Griffey Jr. are in a new spot teasing a collaboration for Nike Diamond — the sneaker company’s baseball division.
The commercial features Scott at the plate taking batting practice while hitting baseballs with his Cactus Jack logo on them as “The Kid” stands on the side and gives him batting advice. This seems to be the start of a new campaign because the caption reads:
“Lesson 1: Mindset x Mechanics”
“Swing for the fences. Park somewhere else.”
And earlier this week, Nike Diamond posted a spot of the rapper walking up to the plate in his signature Jordan Shark-A-Don sneakers as his rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is played with the caption reading:
“You’ve seen Cactus Jack rock a stadium. But can he dominate the diamond?”
This is all leading up to this upcoming MLB All-Star Weekend in Arlington, Texas. The HBCU Classic will kick off the festivities tomorrow, Friday (Jul 12), at 8 p.m ET on the MLB Network, followed by the Futures Game, the Futures Skills Showcase, the All-Star Futures Game, and the Celebrity Softball Game on Saturday starting at 4:00 p.m. ET.
The Home Run Derby airs on Monday at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN and the 2024 MLB All-Star Game is on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m ET on FOX.
Back in February, during Travis’ own HBCU Classic, he gifted each player custom Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Low baseball cleats.
Hopefully this means we’ll be getting a Cactus Jack version of the iconic Nike Air Griffey Max.
Angel Diaz
Billboard
