Baseball may be America’s pastime, but off-the-field sneakers from MLB players are few and far between. One of the only players with a signature line that found its way into sneaker and streetwear culture is Ken Griffey Jr., whose Air Griffey Max 1 is remembered fondly. After a retro run in 2021, the model will return in Holiday 2025 in one of the original colorways, Emerald.
It may be a bit confusing at first glance as some people, including Nike, have referred to this colorway of the Griffey Max 1 as “Freshwater.” However, this black, fresh water, and white rendition was originally dubbed Emerald when it first retroed in 2009, while the white, black, and freshwater colorway is the actual “Freshwater” pair.
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