Rawlings R9 Series 12" Youth Baseball Glove: R9YPT6-6B
Glove Profile
Rawlings R9 Series 12" Youth Baseball Glove: R9YPT6-6B
Features
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12.00 Inch Pattern
Recommended For Use By Youth Players In The Outfield & Infield (2B, SS & 3B)
Very Little Break-in Required; Nearly Game Ready (Only 20% of Break-In Will Be Left To Player)
Designed To Fit A Pre-Teen Hand (Youth Pro Taper Fit With Smaller Wrist Opening & Finger Stalls)
H-Web
Soft, Durable & All-Leather Shell
Colorway: Black | Red Lacing & Stitching
Index Finger Pad On Shell Backing For Comfort And Protection
Conventional Open Back
Reinforced Palm Pad For Impact Reduction
Padded Thumb Loop For Added Protection
Padded Fingerback Liners For A Soft, Comfortable Feel
Description
Rawlings would like to introduce the never before seen Rawlings R9 Series baseball lineup. These all-new R9 Series baseball gloves are the best gloves on the market at this price point. This series features soft, durable all-leather shells with an 80% factory break-in for a game ready feel, so you won't have to commit a lot of time to break this glove in. Inside this R9 Series baseball glove, you will find padded fingerback liners and a youth pro taper fit designed for younger players in the outfield. Rawlings: Finest In The Field.
This Rawlings R9 Series 12" Pro Taper Baseball Glove R9YPT6-6B features an 12.00-inch pattern, a Pro H-web, a reinforced palm pad for impact reduction, and a conventional back. Order your very own R9 Series baseball glove today with free shipping. Also, consider adding Glove Assurance at the checkout. And don't forget, we'll be here for you from click to catch!
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 2 Customer Reviews
Pros: Quality leather Easily broken in Gorgeous look
Cons: none
Pros: They glove leather is soft and after an hour or so of working the glove it is quite a gamer already. Have the glove closing from thumb to pinky and my son is able to close it with ease. I am comfortable with him using in a game already. Great shape and deep pocket. I am highly impressed. We are still working his infielders glove - Mark of a Pro that uses Heart of the Hide Leather. It is close, but still needs quite a bit more time to be supple and soft. Still on the stuff side after a couple of months.
Cons: Nine that I can see. I think the big question will be how long will it last. The stitches aren’t what you see on a high end glove and since the glove started soft already, will it turn into a dishrag. I suspect it will last many years. I bought this glove to get him from 10 to maybe 13-14 when we might upgrade to an adult size glove. This has youth taper. That said, the glove feels good on my hand. A little snug but with use I am sure it would be useable for an adult sized hand too.
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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.
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