Equipment

Complete reference guide to learn about the anatomy of a baseball

Most, if not all, people can instantly recognize a worn, brown leather baseball glove. Baseball gloves look deceptively simple to make, but did you know that the single baseball glove requires about 25 leather pieces, 40 construction steps, and 4 hours to complete? Building a baseball glove is an art that requires highly skilled workers …

There are so many baseball glove manufacturers and creating a comprehensive list of all glove makers is difficult since companies are constantly emerging and dying, and small companies may only be known to specific regions. However, there are several glove manufacturers that are instantly recognized by many, including Rawlings, Wilson, Franklin, Nike, Easton, and Mizuno, …

“Baseball glove is not about how I look, but it’s about how I feel. And I like the way it kind of molds to my hand. That’s the glove I’m going to use until it falls off.” -Brett Lawrie Key Points With a large variety of baseball gloves on the market, choosing the right glove …

Intro Baseball has been America’s favorite national pastime, dating back to the late 1800s and has come a long way since catching balls with their bare hands. Known as the “dead ball” era, catching these hard, heavy balls was a painful and often dangerous experience for ball players. Since then, the sport has steadily made …