With a quarter of the season behind us, the 2025 MLB campaign is in full swing. It's too early to see who the true contenders for the World Series as well as end-of-season awards are, but at this juncture we can crown Nike as true innovators of the on-field jersey movement in the 21st century.
The newest addition to this innovation comes in footwear form with the limited-edition Nike Air Max 270 MLB City Connect Pack. This striking collection celebrates baseball's most distinctive team identities with vibrant color palettes inspired by MLB's fan-favorite City Connect uniforms.
The Air Max 270 silhouette receives team-specific updates including customized Hex branding on the back heels featuring chalked MLB scripts as well as special baseball alien pattern insoles. Four sweeping graphic stripes near each shoe's tread symbolize baseball's "107 stitches" standard.
Available teams in this phase of the special collection include:
- Chicago White Sox - Black/Marine/Light Crimson
- Miami Marlins - Sonic Yellow/Shallot/Cobalt Bliss
- Boston Red Sox - Left Field Green/Yellow Strike
- Los Angeles Dodgers - Dream Blue/Grace Blue/Crimson Bliss
The special Air Max 270 cushioning— with its massive 270 degrees of visibleair— provides perfect on-feet comfort whether you're watching from the stands or hitting the streets with baseball pride. Each pair retails for $160 and is available now on Nike.com and select MLB team stores.
"This collection harmonizes baseball culture with street-ready style," says Nike's head of MLB footwear design. "We've captured each club's local energy in silhouettes built for modern life."
The release is timed with MLB's offense-minded season where players are already producing highlights to eclipse last year's leaguewide .317 batting average. The shoes are likely to become instant collector's items—with resale projections soaring as high as Gene Edmonds' league-leading .424 early-season batting average.