More baseball themes go for the home run in another MLB-inspired Nike SB Dunk colourway. Joining the likes of the Dodgers, Phillies, and Giants is the New York Mets. This Nike SB Dunk High Pro “New York Mets” goes for the team’s jersey colours and the signature bubblegum splat on the outsole; a mainstay design aspect also found on other MLB teams part of the Nike SB Dunk Pack.
Always a consistent top-seller, the Nike SB Dunk High Pro brings in more flavours for 2022. Following the Fruity Pack is the MLB-inspired pack. The Nike SB Dunk High Pro “New York Mets” finally lands after months of surfacing online.
The Nike Dunk first came out in 1982 as one of the newest basketball trainers from Nike together with the Air Jordan 1 and Nike Vandal. Due to its immense popularity, the Dunk transitioned from basketball courts and into streetwear where it became a staple choice.
With skaters often seen wearing the shoe, Nike reworked the Dunk to make it suitable for skaters. The result? The Nike SB Dunk, a premier skate shoe from Nike when the Nike SB label formally arrived in 2002.
The Nike SB Dunk features a thicker and padded tongue, Zoom Air unit in the heel, and a narrowly-spaced outsole.
This Nike SB Dunk High Pro “New York Mets” boasts the MLB team’s jersey colours. Grey makes up the mesh and suede base, while Blue covers the Swoosh, tongue, and lining. Vibrant hues of Orange comprise the Swoosh outline and the NIKE SB label on the tongue.
New York Mets details complete the inside of the tongue.
The gum rubber outsole features a pink bubblegum print on the right pair’s heel area; a distinct feature found on all MLB Nike SB Dunks.
Stay tuned for its official release in June 2022 as colourways finally start dropping one by one.
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