National League MVP and World Series hero Kris Bryant shined a light on spinal cord research by having three Chicago street artists design three pairs of Adidas Energy Boost Icon 3 baseball cleats for him. Kris wore those on “Players Weekend,” a Major League Baseball holiday celebrated August 25- 27.
Bryant wore one pair each day against the Philadelphia Phillies over the three-day weekend. Each pair also celebrated one of the three cities that have given Kris wings – Las Vegas, San Diego and Chicago. Now they are up for auction to raise money for Wings for Life and spinal cord research.
Read the full story on Kris Bryant's cleats here: www.wingsforlife.com/kbcleats
To kick off the weekend in the “Game 1” cleats, artist Joseph Perez – aka “Sentrock” – used inspiration from Bryant’s hometown of Las Vegas.
“I knew a lot about Kris beforehand, so I mostly researched the Wings for Life Foundation, which he supports and is really doing inspiring work,” said Sentrock. “My motivation was to highlight the idea that when Kris is playing, he is in his wings. When I’m creating art, I’m finding my wings.”
Bryant had a base hit and walk in these specially designed cleats in game one of the series.
Joseph Perez – aka Sentrock - is 31 years old and lives on Chicago’s westside. He got into graffiti art in high school and enjoys breakdancing, skating and parkour in his spare time. Perez, whose favorite teams are the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns and Pittsburgh Steelers, counts his personal heroes as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cesar Chavez.
The Wings for Life Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit that is dedicated to finding a cure for spinal cord injury (SCI). This organization is generously supported by Red Bull who underwrites all of the charity's expenses so that 100% of the donations go directly to support cutting-edge medical research projects. Find out more about the charity here: www.wingsforlife.com
Third photo courtesy of Samantha Galing, MLB.com.
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