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No more 'generic Dad Nikes': How MLB umpires -- yes, umpires! -- are stepping up their shoe game

"Dad, you're trending."

Hunter Wendelstedt started to get nervous. The night before, Wendelstedt -- an MLB umpire since 1998 -- had manned second base during a Sunday night matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. He cycled through the game in his mind, replaying all the calls he had made.

"I didn't mess anything up last night," he said to his two teenage daughters.

"No, you're trending for your Jordans," Bridget, 19, and Hailey, 18, told him. "They're like, 'What's this old dude doing wearing Jordans?'"

Cameras had caught Jordan 11 Jubilees on Wendelstedt's feet during the May 9 game, and the image of the umpire quickly circulated across social media.