There’s a lot that goes into making Nokona baseball gloves stand out in the crowded sporting goods marketplace, but the thing that makes them most unique is the little tag on each one that says “Made ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The best baseball glove is more than a piece of gear: ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Are the laces broken? The fingers floppy? The leather cracked from leaving it outside in the rain? You need to call the Lonettis. Jim and Dom Lonetti are ...

When it comes to playing ball, a glove is a glove — right? Yes, but in the same sense that you can technically play softball wearing basketball sneakers but cleats will make an athlete more effective ...

There is something inherently sad about a grown man or woman watching a baseball game while wearing a baseball mitt, as if their internal monologue has nothing to do with the actual game and ...

To round out our series on the the design of baseball equipment, let’s take a brief look at the baseball glove. Unlike the baseball bat or the baseball itself, the glove was not initially a part of ...

At his workbench, Jimmy Lonetti cuts open a worn baseball glove while keeping an eye on an old highlight reel. Snip. Snip. Snip. Bits of frayed lacing pile up on the table like a tangle of worms. In ...

Bob Clevenhagen, known to many as the Michelangelo of the mitt, has been designing baseball gloves since 1983 for the Gold Glove Company. Whitney Curtis / Bloomberg via Getty Images At spring training ...

The history of the baseball glove dates back 150 years, with Charlie Waitt credited as the first player to consistently wear one. Gloves have evolved significantly over time, with advancements in ...

The Tornado Palm glove is also an elusive mitt for collectors. April 1, 2013— -- My affection for a very old baseball glove I've owned since I was a kid was tinged with greed this spring and I ...

Get a new — or old — baseball glove game-ready with these 4 tricks. Apply several drops of bath oil in the midsection of the glove and a few more drops under each finger. Lightly spread the oil around ...