2025’s MLB Opening Day was one to remember as the start of baseball season presented multiple sneaker moments. Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers took to the plate rocking a cleat version of the Nigel Sylvester x Air Jordan 4 Brick by Brick. Shohei Ohtani was, of course, rocking his own New Balance sneakers, and for first pitch ceremonies, there was an equally impressive display. In Chicago, the White Sox tasked Derrick Rose with kicking off the season, and he did so in his very own pair of the adidas Fear of God Athletics Basketball II.
Jerry Lorenzo, the man behind Fear of God, teased us in December 2024 with early images of the pair D-Rose wore on the field. At the time, they were samples, and whether or not they would be released to the public was unknown. Thankfully for fans of Rose, they’ll be pleased to hear that the pair will be getting a retail release later in 2025. Lorenzo himself clarified on Sole Retirever's Instagram that the pair is a D-Rose iteration before adidas officially confirmed a release for the model.
