Rawlings Pro Preferred Series: PROTMKB First Base Mitt
Features
12.00 Inch First Base Mitt
Break-In: 30% Factory / 70% Player
Kip Leather
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Individually Handcrafted
Single Post Web
Joey Votto Game Day Model
Overlapping Closed Fastback
Laces Pretested With 100 LB Tensile Strength
Pittards Sheepskin Palm Lining for Comfort and Fit
Wool Padding for Extra Cushion
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 1 Customer Review
Anoneemis
Pros: This is the best first baseman's mitt I have ever had! It's extremely comfortable and forms to your hand really well. Just after a few quick sessions of catch it was game ready.
Cons: not for this glove
Questions and Answers
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Is it for an 14 year old boy? And is it easy to break in the glove? joker
Is it easy to break in the glove or how long does it need? gloveormator
Is a 12 inch first base mitt to small for an 14 year old boy? pin
When I bought a 12 inch first base mitt, is it to small for me? I'm 13 years old. pin
I am 6'1 and I am 14 I have a 13" glove but I think it is to big for me.. so I'm thinking about going a couple sizes smaller to a 12". What do you think? Ari Sechopoulos
My son is 14 1/2 and 5' 9". His fielding glove is 12". What size first base glove would he need? Mom
Would this glove be okay for a 10 year old? I got the 12 1/4 inch and seems big for him but want to make sure the leather the same and this would be more for his size? Sean
Which glove has a faster break in, Rawlings Pro Preferred first base mitt or Wilson A2k first base mitt? yo25
Need a glove for an 8 year old. He is a first baseman. He is a southpaw. I do not want to buy a glove every year. What size do you recommend? A 12" first base mitt would be recommended for an 8 year old player who wants 3 years of use out of the mitt. A 12" mitt is the average size for 11 and 12 year old first basemen. Why can't a 12" glove like this be used by an 11 year old about 5' tall? JK1964
Could this glove be worn by a 13 year old first baseman or would he quickly "outgrow" it? !!!!!!
With everyday use and good care of this glove, do you think it would get floppy after two seasons? Andrew
About the Brand
Rawlings is a major manufacturer of competitive team sports equipment and apparel for baseball, basketball, and football, as well as licensed MLB, NFL, and NCAA retail products. Rawlings is a major supplier to professional, collegiate, interscholastic, and amateur organizations worldwide, including the Official Baseball Supplier to Major League Baseball.
The first real innovation in glove making occurred in 1912 when Rawlings Sporting Goods Company introduced the "Sure Catch" glove, which was "endorsed by leading players all over the country." The Sure Catch was a one-piece glove with sewn-in finger channels and looked better suited for a duck's foot than a man's hand. Catchers' mitts used at the time were large and bulky with a single leather thong passing for a web.
In 1920, Bill Doak, a journeyman pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, approached Rawlings with an idea for improving the baseball glove from a mere protective device to a genuine aid in fielding. The "Bill Doak" model was so revolutionary that it stayed in Rawlings' line until 1953. Its key feature was a multi-thong web laced into the first finger and thumb, which created for the first time in baseball's young life, a natural pocket.
In 1925, Rawlings unveiled a three-fingered fielder's glove, and ten years later improved the Bill Doak model with a two-piece leather web. At the same time, the "T" web became a rage for first basemen's mitts. The pocket underwent a pronounced change in 1941 when the Trapper Mitt, also known as the Claw, appeared. The "Deep Well" pocket was so unique that Rawlings quickly patented it. The design was improved in 1950 by adding a leather piece across the top. Another significant creation occurred in 1948 with the three-fingered Playmaker. A five-fingered fielder's model, with all fingers laced together, provided greater pocket control.
The six-fingered Trap-Eze evolved in the 1960's. In more recent years, Rawlings produced the Fastback design, which gives a glove a snugger fit, greater extension, and overall control. The Holdster is a slot through which a finger can be extended for additional protection from impacts on the pocket. Then, there is the Edge-U-Cated Heel with its extended U-shaped lacing and the Pro H Web and much-copied Basket Web.
Some of Rawlings's more recent glove innovations also include the unique Spin-Stopper design which reduces ball spin when the ball hits the glove, and the Cantilever glove design feature that provides a cushioned area between the hand and the glove's palm area. In all, Rawlings has produced and patented more functionally innovative glove features and designs than that of any other glove manufacturer. The result is that the modern baseball glove is much larger, more comfortable, better padded, and made to last far longer than its ancestors. It is not uncommon to see today's Major League players wearing the same Rawlings glove they wore during their college playing days. In fact, Rawlings is the #1 glove in the major leagues. Rawlings maintains about 65 models of baseball and softball mitts and gloves in its line. The prototypes of virtually all of them have been field-tested by professionals before entering a sporting goods dealer's inventory.
Glove Properties
Deals | Bundle and Save |
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Glove Type | Baseball |
Position | First Base |
Size | 12.00 |
Sub Type | First Base |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | Single Post |
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