Kris Bryant continues his streak as a major fashion player during 2019’s MLB Players’ Weekend, the annual event where baseball players get to floss their style, passions, and personality for a three-game series.
The former NL MVP and Cubs third baseman once again partnered with three local Chicago street artists to customize two pairs of Adidas KB17 cleats and a Kris Bryant signature Chandler baseball bat raising awareness for spinal cord research.
Wings For Life is spinal cord research foundation and charity that KB has supported since his first games in MLB. Spinal cord injury is near to Bryant as his close friend Cory Hahn, a former All-American high school baseball player, was paralyzed sliding into 2nd base in 2011 while a freshman at Arizona State University.
The cleat and bat designs each tell a different story inspired by Kris’s childhood memories and are brought to life by Chicago artists AFROKILLA, ELLO and Blake Jones whose cleat and bat designs were crazy.
AFROKILLA
Cleats inspired by his parents – what he cherishes the most
Kris grew up learning to hit in the batting cage with his dad – this is where he truly fell in love with baseball
ELLO
Cleats inspired by a childhood memory of playing whiffle ball in his town and soaring through a neighbor’s window.
Blake Jones
Cleats inspired by his love of superheroes.
Kris rocked his wing-themed cleats throughout the Cubs’ three-game series against the Washington Nationals to shed light on the not-for-profit spinal cord research foundation, whose mission is to find a cure for spinal cord injury. The cleats and bat will be auctioned off at the Wings for Life Golf Classic on September 23.
**All photos provided by Red Bull Media House
