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DETROIT — Michael Fulmer didn’t have a pair of steel-toed boots, but luckily for the 23-year-old Detroit Tigers pitcher, he wasn’t lacking for rugged footwear.
When he needed a sturdy pair of shoes for his offseason side gig a few years ago, he turned to his trusty pair of size 13D Limited Edition Double-H King Ranch cowboy boots. He received them as a gift from his wife, Kelsey, as a matching complement to his Ford Super Duty F-250 King Ranch pickup truck and rarely left home without them.
“They work for everything.” Fulmer told ESPN.com.
For the past few winters, Fulmer has worked with a good buddy and his uncle for the latter’s plumbing company, digging ditches and replacing sewer lines. The boots, which he wears for pretty much any event regardless of weather, turned out to serve him well even for that heavy labor back home in Edmond, Oklahoma. [READ FULL ARTICLE]