This Size 12 game-used Nike cleat was worn by Alex Rodriguez in his second year as a Texas Ranger a year that saw him sock his career-high of 57 homers which meshed nicely with 142 RBI and a .300 batting average. A three-time MVP one might have supposed that such a monster season would have been one of those three but no A-Rod finished second in the voting in 2002 despite socking 23 MORE home runs than the guy who won. Writers apparently didn't want to get hung up on those pesky numbers and instead exercised their whimsicality. That aside the cleat is a beauty made all the more compelling by the inclusion of a bold black Sharpie autograph that jumps out nicely on the blue suede shoes Nike Swoosh panel. The shoes show good game use but are otherwise problem-free and largely as-issued right down to the delicate embroidery of his No. 3 on the tongue flap "Nike" and the logo on the heel. The embroidered "AROD" on his heel does reveal the tiniest blip on the "A."

Comes with a Letter of Authenticity from Alex Rodriguez.