Color war: Zobrist defies MLB again with black spikes

“I plan on calling Joe Torre today and seeing if we can talk about it,” Zobrist said following the Cubs’ 6-5 loss to Atlanta. “We’ll see. Maybe have an update tomorrow. My question is going to be why. We’ll see what kind of answer I get. Why now? I think all players are kind of wondering that. Hopefully I get an answer and we can move forward.”

In his Instagram post, Zobrist wrote he has worn black cleats for day games at Wrigley Field the past two years to honour the game’s past. He said he was inspired by watching highlights of greats such as Ernie Banks and Stan Musial in the 1950s and 1960s.

Players were issued black Jackie Robinson socks for Monday’s game because it was a makeup of a rainout on April 15 — which was Jackie Robinson Day throughout the major leagues.

“I was going to wear them back then, too,” Cishek said. “I just decided im going to stick with it. They gave us those cool Jackie Robinson socks; I wanted to wear the throwback spikes with them too.

“The thing with Zo that happened the other day, it’s like where did all this come from? Before, my understanding was MLB was telling the companies like New Balance and Nike they can do whatever they want. I think there is confusion among the players.”

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Mike Helfgot, The Associated Press

by Canadian Press

Color war: Zobrist defies MLB again with black spikes

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