Jacoby Ellsbury, MLB’s Latest “It” Boy?
Boston Redsox Centerfielder, Jacoby Ellsbury is being featured in Nike’s SPARQ cross-training promotion. He was even recently featured in the February, 2008 issue of Men’s Vogue. The Miami Herald has also named this MLB player one of 10 “young athletes most likely to become cultural touchstones over the next decade.”
Nike has teamed up with SPARQ, a performance training evaluation program in Portland; they will be revealing their newest cross-training line consisting of sports apparel and footwear. With a pricepoint from $65 to $90, the footwear line will feature the Air Zoom SPARQ Trainer Elite, Air SPARQ Trainer and the SPARQ Test Pro (all weighing nine ounces).
Latest Ellsbury MLB Highlight:
The twenty-four year old went up against ace pitcher, Johan Santana of the New York Mets, during Monday night’s spring training game at Traditions Field in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.
Santana gave up two pitches during the game, one of which was knocked straight out into center field by Ellsbury.
