Rawlings Heart of the Hide R2G 12.5" First Base Mitt: PRORFM18-17BC
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12.50 Inch Length
Redesigned Heel Pad For Easier Close
Double Post Webbing
Break In: 65% Factory | 35% Player
Colorway: Black | Camel
Narrow Fit (Designed For An Adolescent And Teenaged Hand, But Will Fit Some Adult Hands)
Traditional Heart Of The Hide Leather
Conventional Open Back
Recommended Exclusively For Use At First Base
Pro Grade Leather Laces Add Durability And Strength To The Glove
The Ready-2-Go Series Should Feature A Fairly Easy Break-In
Index Finger Pad For Protection and Comfort
FM18 Pattern - 12.50 Inch Length. Designed With A Deep Pocket And Standard Width.
Description
The Rawlings R2G baseball lineup is designed for players who defend at an elite level. The Rawlings R2G Heart of the Hide series combines a redesigned heel pad and traditional HOH leather for the most durable glove to date. This new Heart of the Hide R2G is ready-to-go as soon as you take off the tags and take the field. Requiring little to no break-in, you can hit the field the same day you bought it with complete confidence that this brand-new glove is already a gamer. We recommend this glove for players 9-15 years of age who play the first base position. Rawlings: Finest In The Field.
This Rawlings Heart of the Hide R2G 12.5" First Base Mitt (PRORFM18-17BC) features a 12.50-inch size, a Pro-H web and a youth pro taper fit which makes it easy for fielders to scoop and close the glove. The pro-grade leather laces add extra durability and strength to this first base mitt. Leave your mark and order one of these Rawlings R2G gloves today with free shipping. Don't forget, with our 24/7 customer service, we'll be here from click to catch!
Rawlings has been making high quality gloves for many years. Because of that, they know that they must take care of customers. All Rawlings gloves have a twelve (12) month warranty from the purchase date. Be sure to note that the warranty does not cover gloves that have been microwaved, gloves that have been placed in an oven, over-oiled gloves -or- gloves with broken laces. If you feel you have a warranty issue with the Rawlings glove you purchased from JustGloves, please reach out to the Glove Experts. They can get you the product information needed to begin a warranty return to Rawlings.
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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 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 | Black Tan |
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Feel | Soft |
Glove Type | Baseball |
Position | First Base |
Price | $200 - $299.99 $250 - $299.99 |
Recommended Age Range | 10-12 13-15 High School-Adult |
Series | Heart of the Hide |
Size | 12.50 |
Sub Type | First Base |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | Double Post |
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