Rawlings Gamer XLE 11.75" Baseball Glove: GXLE175SN
Features
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11.75 Inch Glove Size
Break-In: 20% Player, 80% Factory
Colorway: Red | Navy
I-Web
Recommended For Infielders
Conventional Open Back
Dual Core Technology Creates Position Specific Break Points For Natural, Easy Closure
Leather Palm & Finger Back Linings For Added Luxury
Narrow Fit Pattern Offers A Smaller Hand Opening For A More Secure Fit
Padded Thumb Loop
Pro Soft Leather Guarantees Minimal Break-In
Tennessee Tanned Rawhide Leather Laces Add Structure & Strength
Description
This Rawlings Gamer XLE Baseball Glove (GXLE175SN) features an 11 3/4-inch size, an I-web, and a narrow fit hand opening. The narrow fit design results in a smaller wrist opening for a more secure fit. Due to the size and the web, this model is mainly recommended for pitchers and infielders. Wear what the pros wear and pick up one of these Rawlings baseball gloves today with free shipping and a 100 Day Love Your Glove Guarantee. Don't forget, with our 24/7 customer service, we'll be here from click to catch!
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 3 Customer Reviews
Chance h.
Pros: This glove is great! It has the duel core, strong tanned laces and is at good price
Cons:
Rawlings Baseball Glove L. Yvette parent
Pros: Glove can be purchased at your local Academy Store
Cons: Nice glove, but my son was Disappointed. This glove can be purchased at your local Academy store, it had the tag still on the glove, not what he or I expected.
Robert
Pros: Really like the glove. My son plays short stop and he wanted a glove that was a little larger than the one he was using. He put red electrical tape around the tips of the laces to keep them from curling. Gave it a real cool look.
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Questions and Answers
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Why is this glove cheaper than normal? The Gamer XLE is normally 20 bucks more. Mark k.
Is this for an adult or youth hand? I saw the narrow opening for the hand. Mike
Could this be used as an outfield glove? I want a glove where I can transition from infield to outfield. daniel
Is the glove real leather or not? casonb4242
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
Color | Blue Red |
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Deals | Closeout Gloves |
Feel | Stiff |
Glove Type | Baseball |
Position | Infield Second Base Short Stop Third Base |
Series | Gamer |
Size | 11.75 |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | I-Web |
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