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12.25" Inch Length
Single Post Double Bar Web — Offers the perfect balance of pocket security and visibility for quick ball transfers.
DCT Pattern Pattern — Features a Deep pocket and Wide palm for Effortlessly digging low throws and securing every stretch at first base
Recommended For First Basemen — Specifically patterned to meet the demands of First Base players.
65% Player | 35% Factory Break-In — Allows for a quicker game-ready feel while still letting the player shape the pocket to their preference.
Colorway: Black | Mint — A professional aesthetic that stands out on the field.
Smooth Pro-Soft Leather — Handcrafted from the top 5% of available hides for unmatched durability and shape retention.
Pro-Style Soft Cowhide Lining — Provides a premium, soft feel for the hand while improving breathability and moisture control.
Thermoformed Wrist Lining — Wicks away sweat and provides a cushioned, secure fit around the wrist.
Padded Thumb Sleeve — Strategically placed padding to absorb impact and reduce 'sting' on hard-hit balls.
Pro-Grade Leather Laces — Pro-grade alum-tanned laces that add structural strength and long-term durability.
Description
Rawlings NXT 12.25" First Base Mitt: NXTDCTU-10BM
Hold down the corner and lock in every throw across the diamond with the Rawlings NXT 12.25" First Base Mitt! Purpose-built for competitive travel ball and youth athletes making the move to high-level play, the NXT series bridges the gap between soft starter mitts and pro-grade leather. Patterned after Rawlings’ iconic DCT first base design, this 12.25-inch mitt gives young first basemen superior control, optimal length, and unyielding confidence when digging tough throws out of the dirt.
Glove Benefits
Built with a classic Single Post Double Bar Web, the NXTDCTU-10BM provides a deep, forgiving pocket engineered specifically for scooping low throws, snaring line drives, and securing high-velocity tosses from across the infield. The proven DCT pattern creates a wide target area with a targeted focal point, ensuring complete control over the ball on every stretch at the bag.
Featuring Rawlings' game-changing ContoUR Fit design, this first base mitt is tailored for growing athletes and players with slimmer hands. The ContoUR fit features lower, narrowed finger stalls, a pulled-in back opening, and an adjustable wrist entry to provide maximum leverage, effortless closing power, and zero hand slipping during high-impact plays.
Handcrafted from smooth, high-grade Pro-Soft leather, the NXT series offers pro-level shape retention without putting players through an agonizingly long break-in process. Outfitted with a padded thumb sleeve to eliminate hand sting on hard-hit balls, a sweat-wicking thermoformed wrist lining, and a sleek Black, Mint, and Silver design, this first base mitt delivers pro-level performance and unstoppable style on every inning.
Warranty
You can buy this Rawlings glove with confidence as it is covered by a twelve (12) month manufacturer’s warranty period (Be sure to note that the warranty does not cover gloves that were placed in a microwave or oven, gloves that have been over-oiled or gloves with broken laces). If you buy the glove from us and find yourself with a possible warranty issue, please reach out to the Glove Experts. They will be sure to get you the info needed to reach out to Rawlings and begin the warranty replacement process.
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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'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
Rawlings NXT 12.25'' Baseball First Base Mitt: NXTDCTU-10BM
- Age Range 10-12 13-15 High School-Adult
- Color Green Black
- Deals Personalization Eligible
- Feel Soft Stiff
- Glove Type Baseball
- Position First Base
- Series NXT
- Size 12.25
- Sub Type Fielders
- Vendor Rawlings
- Web Type I-Web
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