Baseball Glove Brands

A baseball glove is a baseball player’s ultimate defensive weapon and once a player and glove have joined … don’t come between them. A mild mannered boy turns into a junk dog and you are between him and his plate of food.

This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but I remember my first baseball glove and I bet most major leaguers remember the first.

In my day there were only a few glove manufacturers. Spaulding, the first glove manufacturer, Rawlings and Wilson. Knowing that those were ancient times, I thought I would do a review of the current manufacturers and pass on any knowledge or information that I collected.

I was surprised to see how many baseball manufacturers there are today. I knew there would be more, but ….. Unfortunately I cannot review each glove as I would like.

I could especially draw attention to Katz Gloves, whose concept I found fascinating. This firm does not manufacture gloves, but specializes in the restoration of Baseball Gloves.

Akadema – $ 40 – $ 100 – Hamilton, New Jersey – Asia

Easton – $ 30 – $ 200 – Van Nuys, CA – Asia

Wilson – $ 15 – $ 200 – Chicago, IL – Asia

Louieville Slugger / TPX – $ 40 – $ 150 – Louieville, KY – Asia

Rawlings – $ 40 – $ 400 – St. Louis – USA

Nike – $ 60 – $ 100 – Beaverton, OR – Asia

Mizuno – $ 20 – $ 250 – Japan – Asia

Nocona $ 125 + – Nocona, TX – USA

Glovesmith – $ 20 – $ 230 – St. Louis, MO – USA

SSK – $ 50 – $ 100 – California – Asia

DeMarni – $ 40 – $ 50 – Hillsboro, OR – Asia

Yennaco Custom Gloves – $ 100 – $ 500 – NH – Mexico

Kazuma – $ 50 – $ 200 – California – Asia

Kelley – $ 50 – $ 500 – Fort Worth Tx – Asia

Custom Hobby Creations – $ 150 – $ 550 – Bronx NY USA

Salinas Gloves – $ 50 – $ 200 – Corpus Christi – USA

Barraza Pro – $ 150 – $ 300 – Buena Park, – Mexico

Warrior Gloves – $ 125 + – Lansing MI. – Mexico

Value – $ 50 – $ 175 – Tullahoma, TN – USA

NV Custom Gloves – $ 160 + – California – Mexico

Brady Custom Gloves – $ 200 + – Park City, UT – USA

Vinci Pro – $ 75 – $ 300 – Richmond, VA- USA

Katz Gloves – Meriden, CT specializing in refurbishment from USA.

Catchers Mitts LLP – $ 150 + – White Bear Lake- USA

SAF Gloves $ 100 – $ 130 – West Covina, CA Mexico

As you can see, the list is quite extensive, but if you’re not in a rush, researching the various baseball glove companies can be quite interesting.

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