Description

Play first base like one of the game’s best with this Anthony Rizzo pattern Pro Preferred first baseman’s mitt from Rawlings! Crafted with supple, flawless kip leather, the Rawlings Pro Preferred line is known for the most luxourious leather in the game — but this glove is more than just a looker. The all-wool padding and tighter grain on the leather make it ideal for first base, where it can maintain its structure and pocket shape while handling hot throws from across the infield. In addition, this glove comes with an ultra-rare platinum Oval-R patch, an homage to Anthony Rizzo’s Rawlings Platinum Glove Award. If you play first base, mitts don’t get any better than this. Get your Anthony Rizzo 12.75-inch Pro Preferred first base mitt today!

Product Features:

Anthony Rizzo Game Day Series
12 3/4 inch Glove Size
AR44 Pattern
X-Laced Horizontal Bar Web
Colorway: Black
Designed for Baseball First Basemen
Conventional Open Back
Full-grain Kip Leather provides unrivaled look and feel
100% wool padding aids in pocket formation and shape retention
Pittards sheepskin palm lining wicks away moisture and adds superior comfort
Pro Grade Leather Laces add durability and strength
Padded thumb and pinky sleeve for added comfort

Glove Conditioning Service Details:

You know the routine – your season opener is a week away and that brand new glove on your hand – well, it feels like it’s never going to break in. Balls bounce out of the pocket and you are left wondering how you’ll ever have it ready in time for first pitch.

You can worry no more! At ProRollers, our goal is a simple one. We want your gear to be in PEAK CONDITION long before that critical first game. Our bat rolling service optimizes every hit you make and now our glove conditioning service makes that new glove feel just like an extension of your hand – like it’s been there for years. Nothing beats the feeling of a well-conditioned glove!

Over the years, we have perfected the process of optimizing equipment. There is no guesswork with our Baseball Glove Conditioning Service. We have the entire process down to a science.

Our Glove Conditioning: 1-2-3 Perfection!

Step 1: The right tool for the job: We have 6 different glove shaping mallets in our shop as every glove needs something different, and your glove is no unique so it gets special treatment as well. We use each specially designed mallet to either break down each glove at its specific flex points, form a pocket or help break in the palm with a weighted head. This specific working of the leather increases the effectiveness of the manual labor process. Since every glove is built differently, this is where our knowledge and experience comes into play. The forming of the leather on the these proper crease points while holding the integrity of the rest of the glove is the key to success. This process is completed in 4-5 sessions over the next 2-3 days. Working the gloves by hand along with our conditioning services is the key to proper break in.

Step 2: Hydrate the leather: We apply a small amount of specially formulated glove conditioner to the leather and laces, both inside and out. This conditioner will be absorbed by the glove’s pores which helps keep the glove in top condition all year. This extra conditioning step will help by keeping dirt and debris out of the newly stretched out leather pores. Hydrating the leather will also help the glove last longer as it will resist absorbing water which can lead to early dry rot.

Step 3: Proper form: To get the perfectly formed pocket, each glove has 100 weighted baseballs caught in the web helping form the pocket and laces. Once the glove has a nice pocket formed, we need to make sure the glove maintains it true form en route back to you. After the glove conditioning process is completed, we put a ball in each glove and wrap them up with rubber bands prior to shipping them back to you. This ensures the glove hold its form on its way back to you. We do these extra steps to ensure the full effects of our break in process.

Place your order today for a broken in  Rawlings glove– and never worry about playing with an unconditioned piece of leather again.  Broken In Rawlings