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16th Jul 2014

Pics: Nike gave baseball star Mike Trout ‘Rainbow’ shoes to wear

We see what you did there Nike...

JOE

We see what you did there Nike…

The best player in baseball by some distance right now is Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout. Aged just 22, he had a superb debut season in 2012 and he has continued to thrive, racking up runs, stolen bases and a whole host of other impressive stats in his short career to date.

Trout was, of course, involved in last night’s All-Star game and his sponsors Nike presented him with some very special shoes to wear for the occasion that made a none-too subtle nod to his surname.

And how did Trout play in his fancy new kicks? He hit a double, a triple, had two RBIs and won the MVP.

Guess the shoes did the trick.