Washington Nationals relief pitcher Steve Cishek donned "Dad Shoes" during Sunday's game. Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

Nationals pitchers go viral for awesome Father’s Day cleats

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated 6/20/22

Washington Nationals relief pitchers Steve Cishek and Tanner Rainey found the perfect way to celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday.

Cishek and Rainey had custom footwear made for their team’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. They turned the most stereotypical dad shoes on the market into cleats.

Steve Cishek is wearing “dad shoes” turned into baseball cleats for Father’s Day. pic.twitter.com/c6WwGXS7SV

— Jessica Camerato (@JessicaCamerato) June 19, 2022

Cishek shared some photos of the cleats on his Instagram story and wrote “hopefully win a game in these puppies and then go home to mow the lawn in them.”

Guess it's time to mow the lawn, @srSHREK31 pic.twitter.com/RSOuHFXzm2

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) June 19, 2022

Cishek and Rainey both wore the cleats, though neither appeared in Washington’s 9-3 win over the Phillies. Their services on the baseball diamond were not needed, but hopefully they went straight home to fire up the grill and do other dad stuff. That’s really what those shoes are for, anyway.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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