Phillies

Bryce Harper’s New Spikes Look Like Something Out of a 1990s Nickelodeon Show

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Feb 20th, 2026 · 5:02 PM EST

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Last one for the day before we head into the weekend. We’ve got Villanova vs. UConn, USA vs. Canada, and anywhere from 1 to 21 inches of snow:

Bryce Harper‘s new shoe

Harper 10 MADHOUSE

“Inspired by Bryce's love for spending time at the Jersey Shore during the offseason early on in his career, the Harper 10 MADHOUSE blends the energy of a Jersey Shore summer with the bright lights and playful chaos of a boardwalk… pic.twitter.com/mWBeLs2LZW

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) February 20, 2026

Jersey Shore? I’m getting different vibes. Looks like Harp was playing Nickelodeon’s Double Dare and stepped in some slime that spilled on the floor, then he used these sneakers to climb the Astro Crag. Remember the Astro Crag from Guts? (EDIT- god damnit, it’s the AGGRO Crag, not the Astro Crag. I’m an idiot) Now that was television! None of this Real Housewives nonsense or the “streamers” that the kids watch these days. Nickelodeon was IT.

Sources say that if you order Harper’s new sneakers, you can have the option to emblazon the side with “not elite.” If you get that version, you are 25% more pissed off and it translates to to 5 percent more exit velocity at the plate. But the downside is you lose your focus a little bit and your chase rate goes up by 3 percent. It’s a tradeoff you have to weigh.

On a more serious note, these are cool. Yes to the flamboyance and design and general wackiness of these shoes. We need more color and personality in Major League Baseball. Harper was one of the guys who put Victus on the map, and that was an important cultural flash point for baseball and for a great local company. So I speak for the entire Crossing Broad crew when I say we support this, and if they disagree, they can write their own blog post about it.

Harper’s new shoes… it’s a MADHOUSE