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Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant returned from a two-game absence due to a back injury on Tuesday night and led his team to a victory against the Phoenix Suns, scoring 23 points in 28 minutes of play. Durant, who missed a total of 23 games due to injury this season, looked healthy and displayed his usual impressive skills on both ends of the court. He also contributed five rebounds, three…

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Jhoan Durán #CleatWatch, 2024 Edition

The tracker returns for a second straight year after a delayed start due to the oblique strain, because Duran is still nice to look at and his cleats are still fire. Post is updated with every appearance and I've been adding reference pictures as they become available. This has taken on the vibes of the orchestra on the Titanic but I am nothing if not committed to the bit.

(2023 edition here)

(All image credit once again to the Twins photography team on gettyimages)

Duran continues to use the same model cleat he's used his entire major league career, the Nike Alpha Huarache Elite 3 Mid, according to the very helpful website whatproswear.com. The Nike Huarache line is very popular among baseball players, and Duran in particular seems to prefer the mid-height model with its high ankle strap.

As I noted last year, players seem to use older or backup gear during spring training before switching to their new custom stuff when the season starts. Poring through photos from Duran's abbreviated spring training, I noticed the northwoods and DR flag cleats from last year, plus the red palm tree cleats seen above, which is probably a spring training-specific design.

4/30/24: Duran's road choice this year is an updated edition of his bicolor cleats but with the colors flipped, navy on the left and red on the right. We'll call them bicolor 2.0. Featuring "Durantula" written across both straps, his logo on the right ankle, his #59 on the left ankle, "God" written on the right toe, and the grayscale portrait on the left toe. He wears these with both the away navy and gray pinstripe uniforms.

The artist Duran works with posts some nice closeup pictures of the shoes themselves on Instagram, so that'll do for now in lieu of any good action shots.

Seen on: 4/30, 5/10, 5/17, 5/19, 5/22, 6/2, 6/8, 6/9, 6/21, 6/26, 6/28, 6/30, 7/8, 7/10, 7/13, 7/14, 7/31, 8/5, 8/15, 8/16, 8/18, 9/2, 9/5, 9/7, 9/17, 9/18, 9/20

(Detail on the bicolor 2.0 cleats)

5/3/24: My only complaint about Duran's original flamethrower cleats were that they weren't custom enough, and man did he deliver this year with the flamethrower 2.0. This year he wears them with the home white, home navy, and cream Twin Cities uniforms. The red-yellow flame gradient on the toes is back, as is the solid red heel, but the negative space in between is now black with white sparkles to represent the crowd's phone flashlights during his walkout entrance.

The really fun part is the velocities of his five fastest pitches from last year: "104.4mph" on the left heel, "104.5mph" and "104.8mph" on the right, and "104.6mph" on each ankle strap. Like, what a flex. I love it.

Seen on: 5/3, 5/4, 5/6, 5/8, 5/24, 5/25, 5/27, 5/28, 5/30, 6/12, 6/14*, 6/18, 6/19, 7/2, 7/23, 9/25

(Detail on the flamethrower 2.0 cleats)

5/12/24: Custom Mother's Day cleats! Most players sport custom pink gear in addition to the modified caps each Mother's Day. Duran went with solid hot pink cleats with red and navy flower patterns, and six different women's names in light pink script on the heels and ankle straps. Wife, presumably mother, and other relatives and/or in-laws, probably?

That's all for now, though Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com literally just wrote a piece on the flamethrower 2.0 cleats, which motivated me to get this writeup out. He also mentions custom cleats for the City Connects (revealed June 10th, debuting June 14th, as announced by the Twins), which is 👀. More to come!

6/14/24: As I was hoping, Duran pitched on City Connect debut night, though he had his flamethrower 2.0 cleats here. Lots of Twins players had custom cleats tonight, including Correa, SWR, and Buxton, but probably not everyone's have come in yet.

6/16/24: Custom Father's Day cleats, paired with the City Connects. These are solid light blue with baseball-themed graphic patterns: baseballs, gloves, hot dogs, popcorn, and "Dad" with heart outlines. Like the Mother's Day cleats, there are seven men's names written on them, this time in white on the outer front part. Brother, presumably father, and other friends/relatives?

Duran's kids also threw out the first pitch to him in the most adorable ceremonial first pitch I've ever seen.

7/7/24: New cleats! I'll call these the cherry bomb cleats because they're all-red, there's fire, and it's that time of year. The white Nike logo across the ankle strap has flame effects, the white inside swoosh logo has a paint drip effect, and his #59 is in white on the heel. Duran's worn them with the cream Twin Cities alts, the home navy, and the home white, so they seem to be a straight replacement for the flamethrower 2.0's.

Seen on: 7/7, 7/24, 8/3, 8/9, 8/14, 8/24, 8/25, 8/27, 9/1, 9/11

7/20/24: We have the City Connect cleats! These dropped on Instagram on June 20th, a month before Duran actually pitched in another City Connect game. They're another entry in Duran's fashionable asymmetry collection, with a yellow base and a two-toned blue ankle strap and heel segment reminiscent of a sky-water horizon line.

The left cleat has two-toned blue flames rising along both sides, with "10,000 Lakes" in white on the outside. The right cleat has a detailed drawing of Goku in Super Saiyan Blue mode on the outside, because many baseball players are massive weebs. I mean, hey, Carlos Estevez already does the Kamehameha pose after every save, so why not Goku shoes for Duran.

Seen on: 7/20, 8/30

9/17/24: Duran wore his earrings while pitching for what I believe is the first and only time. Like many players, Duran wears consistent everyday jewelry, in his case a chain and some nice diamond stud earrings. Unlike most players, though, he never wears it in-game, only during practice and in the dugout/bullpen. I always wondered how the logistics of that worked, like does he put his earrings in his pocket before warming up?

9/26/24: After going back to the flamethrower 2.0 cleats for his prior appearance on the homestand, Duran's last outing of 2024 featured brand new cleats, paired with the cream Twin Cities alts. They're all-cream with a black tongue and red laces, easily his least customized regular season cleats since 2022. The cream soda cleats do keep with Duran's overall trend of simpler designs for his late-season gear.

Bonus: Also dropped on Instagram mid-season are closeups of several of last year's cleats, including the first gen flamethrower and bicolor, as well as Mother's Day and Father's Day cleats that we did not see in a game last year.

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An Analysis of Jhoan Durán's 2023 Shoe Game

This exercise began as me browsing through official Twins photos of Duran, mainly to find clear images of his entrance show and some cool action shots. He's a truly unique and jaw-dropping pitcher, and also 6'5"/259 with massive shoulders and legs which is a bit of a step on me vibe tbh, which makes him very fun to watch.

Anyway, he wears a lot of different cleats! Let's break them down!

(Images from the Twins photography team on gettyimages)

It seems like players use more generic/less customized equipment during spring training, as seen here with Duran's plain black cleats and glove. Based on the videos from Julio Rodriguez's youtube channel, players can design custom equipment and receive it in time for the regular season.

3/30/23: For Duran's first outing of the regular season, we see the first and only appearance of the silver cleats. They seem intended to match the gray pinstripe uniform, but he never wears them in a game again and I'm not sure why. This is also the sole 2023 appearance for the black glove with the red laces and little DR flag, Duran's go-to 2022 glove, before he switches to his new all-red glove. Maybe his other equipment hadn't come in yet?

4/7/23: The home opener debuts the flamethrower cleats, with a red and yellow flame design on white, and a red heel with Duran's #59 in gold. He typically pairs these with the home white uniform. These don't seem to have any further Duran-specific customization beyond that he, y'know, throws heat.

Seen on: 4/7, 4/12, 4/25, 4/29, 5/24, 6/2, 6/21, 7/23*, 8/4, 8/15

(Detail on the flamethrower cleats)

4/8/23: Worn with the Twin Cities cream uniform (*and later the home navy), the Durantula cleats are perhaps Duran's most distinctive. They feature a red-black gradient with gold accent stripes, his personal JD logo in red on the outer ankle, his #59 in red on the heel, and black spider designs. The tongue of the shoe also has "The Durantula" written on it in red.

Seen on: 4/8, 4/23, 4/30, 5/10, 5/27, 6/14, 6/17*, 7/7, 7/22*, 8/18*, 9/12*

(Detail on the Durantula cleats)

4/11/23: Duran debuts the bicolor cleats with the home navy uniform, but afterwards uses them with the away uniforms, both navy and pinstripe. The left cleat is all-red and the right is all-navy, with his #59 in opposite color on the heel, matching the Twins colors as well as the DR flag. The right cleat has a decal reading "Dios" (God) on the toe, while the left has a grayscale decal of what appears to be Duran himself.

Seen on: 4/11*, 4/14, 4/18, 5/4, 5/5, 5/15, 5/20, 5/29, 6/7, 6/9, 6/23, 6/25, 7/1, 7/2, 7/14, 7/15, 7/16, 7/19, 7/28, 8/1, 8/3, 8/10, 8/13

(Detail on the bicolor cleats)

4/27/23: Duran only wears the DR flag cleats once, the day before he took a day's absence to fill out unspecified immigration paperwork. They are reversed from the bicolor cleats, with the inside being red on the right and navy on the left. A red and blue spotted pattern on white wraps around the heel, with Duran's #59 centered in white. The outside features a Dominican Republic flag, with "habichuela" (beans) and "carne [y] arroz" (meat and rice) written in the white crossbars. Finally the toe is white with "The Durantula" written in a navy-red gradient.

These seem to be special occasion cleats, celebrating Duran's heritage in the DR. I'm unsure what the occasion was for, or if it had to do with the immigration paperwork or not. Regardless, I wish him well in that process, US immigration law is a bitch and a half.

(Detail on the DR flag cleats)

7/23/23: Duran wears the flamethrower cleats with the Twin Cities uniform for the first and only time. This is a killer look tbh.

8/18/23: Duran pairs the Durantula cleats with the home white uniform for the first time. This marks the end of circulation for Duran's original three cleats, though he breaks out this combo again on 9/12 against the Rays for some reason.

8/20/23: A new cleat debuts for the first time since April, the Durantula 2.0. These are all-cream with "Durantula" written on the outside, in navy on the left cleat and red on the right. Duran's #59 is outlined in the same colors on each heel. These replace the Durantula cleats as Duran's main pairing with the Twin Cities cream uniforms.

Seen on: 8/20, 8/27, 8/30, ALWC game 1, ALDS game 4

(Detail on the Durantula 2.0 cleats)

8/23/23: The second cleat debut in as many appearances, the pinstripe cleats replace the bicolor cleats as Duran's away choice. They feature thick red pinstripes on a gray background, and a chunky navy heel with his #59 in white. Unfortunately, their debut is a walkoff loss to the Brewers on that nasty 100+ heat index day.

Seen on: 8/23, 9/1, 9/2, 9/16, 9/20, 9/30, ALDS game 2

8/26/23: And rounding out the new set are the northwoods cleats, replacing the flamethrower cleats as Duran's home whites combo. Following the more minimalist trend of this collection, they are mainly white with a red heel and his #59 in white, the outside featuring a brown bear catching a fish against gray pine tree silhouettes.

Seen on: 8/26, 9/8, 9/22, 9/27, ALWC game 2

(Detail on the northwoods cleats)

And that's everything! 63 appearances, eight different cleats. I have done absolutely no research on other players, so I don't know if Duran is unique/uncommon in customizing his cleats so highly or even having specific pairs for specific uniforms. It's pretty cool though, and gives some glimpses into his personality and style both on and off the field.

Anyway here's a picture of Duran after closing out the Wild Card clincher :) I love this man, bless the arms and keep them healthy