Under Armour revealed a new pair of cleats to commemorate Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper winning the 2021 National League MVP Award, and the story behind them is pretty incredible.
During the 2019 season — Harper’s first in Philadelphia — he met with the Camden Pirates at Dick’s Sporting Goods. Under Armour says that after the New Jersey youth baseball team had their concession stand robbed, Harper gave each player on the team a pair of his “Harper 4” cleats and a signed baseball.
A few years later, the players that Harper met with teamed up with Under Armour to design the “Harper 6” MVP cleats:
In his third season with the Phillies, Harper slashed .