{"id":446244,"date":"2015-05-12T16:38:10","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T20:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=446244"},"modified":"2022-09-16T03:20:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T08:20:26","slug":"the-kids-nike-air-diamond-fury-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/the-kids-nike-air-diamond-fury-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Griffey Jr.’s Nike Air Diamond Fury Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

With baseball in full swing, what better time for Nike to bring back one of the greatest baseball sneakers – the Nike Air Diamond Fury<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We broke the news last December about the return of this diamond gem and gave a break down of the significance of the shoes in baseball history, but in case you missed it, pull out those notebooks because class is in session.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Nike Air Diamond Fury – Throwback Thursday\u00a0(posted July 1, 2010)<\/p>\n

Available now\u00a0is the first true retro of the Nike Air Diamond Fury<\/strong> as the iconic baseball trainer celebrates its 20th anniversary of initial release. \u00a0The Diamond Fury was the first un-official pair of Ken Griffey Jr shoes<\/a> that he wore in 1995 the season before the debut of the Nike Air Griffey Max 1<\/a>. \u00a0While the shoe didn’t call out “The Kid” in the name of the shoe,\u00a0the Diamond Fury came in a version that sported Mariners colors (called Mariner Emerald at the time), the #24 on the ankle, and “JR” branding on the tongue. \u00a0The shoe also came out in low top form with the M’s colors and Griffey took part in the ad campaign for the shoe.<\/p>\n

Mariners and Griffey fans alike might recall that it was in the Nike Air Diamond Fury that Griffey made an incredible catch at the wall of the Kingdome. \u00a0Unfortunately for Griffey, the catch was made while crashing into the wall shattering his wrist. \u00a0The injury cost him 73 games, but thankfully he was able to return for the epic postseason.<\/p>\n Ken Griffey Jr makes catch at the wall in Nike Air Diamond Fury (AP Photo\/Gary Stewart)\n

The 1995 season was a historic one for Ken Griffey Jr. and the Seattle Mariners. \u00a0The team went the furthest in the MLB Playoffs that season in franchise history after coming from behind to defeat the Yankees in Game 5 of the ALDS. \u00a0The memorable moment when Ken Griffey Jr. scored the winning run from first base off an Edgar Martinez double was a defining moment in Griffey’s career and made his debut of the Griffey Max 1 even greater as he wore those shoes in that game.<\/p>\n

Back in 2012, the Diamond Fury was fused with Nike Hyperfuse and a full length Max Air sole to created the Nike Air Max Griffey Fury<\/a>. \u00a0This might have been good enough for some, but for many this was not the real deal.<\/p>\n

You can round third and score your pair of the Nike Air Diamond Fury today at Shoe Palace for $130.<\/p>\n Michael Jordan wearing Nike Air Diamond Fury (pic cred PTone NT<\/a>)\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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