SHOELESS JOE Professional Series Baseball Catcher's Mitts

My dad bought me a Nokona catcher's glove in the '60s to keep our pitchers from breaking my thumb. It was a thing of beauty---thick, soft, red-brown leather that broke in quickly and was a joy every time I saw it, even more so when I caught with it. My hand safe, I was free to really enjoy catching.This Shoeless Joe glove recaptures that aura of greatness. It is truly beautiful (well, to a catcher at least), with a soft, thick leather that you just don't see in gloves anymore. Smells incredible. It also is a deep reddish-brown---looks very much like the illustration. Out of the box it is game-ready---broken in nicely.Though it has a look and feel of an old-time catcher's glove, it is functionally a terrific glove. A little thicker, heavier than many newer gloves, but there is protection and sturdiness in it that many modern styles lack. It really protects the hand, but does not feel at all bulky to me. It has more of an open design---not a "fastback" or hand-hugger model. It does have a wrist guard...but it is well-shaped and placed---does not get in the way at all. My hands are average-sized, probably a little slender for a catcher, but the 34" glove does not feel too big for me. It feels...great. Like my lovely old Nokona.I use this glove to work with pitchers & catchers (as a HS coach)---I rarely have a fielder's glove on my hand---always a catcher's mitt. I'm going to love working with this one. I plan to pass it on to my son for when he plays catch with his own kids.I wanted one of these from the first time I saw a picture of it. Sometimes that results in disappointment when the real thing shows up. The opposite is true here---the glove is nicer than even the illustrations show; it surpassed my expectations.

Gorgeous mitt. The company called to make sure we really wanted a left-handed thrower's glove before making the initial order. So nice! Ours had a sewing imperfection on it, and when we contacted the company, they were very responsive, sent us a paid sticker to send it back, and are sending a new one to us. The customer service is phenomenal. Most importantly, my husband LOVES this mitt - the most 'broken in' mitt he's ever had, and it looks and feels great. Now he has no problem catching our daughter's fastballs!

My son completely loves his new glove.

Great quality glove and you will not feel any sting. The padding is so thick tho, it's hard to keep the ball from popping out. I've tried to break it in several times and even having my players use it and months later, it still doesn't feel broke in. They throw in the low to upper 70s. If it ever breaks in, I'll update this post.

Awesome catchers glove ! This glove comes half way broke in and is a very durable piece of equipment . I use mine daily and have been for about 3 years now doing pitching lessons for pitchers ranging from 8 to 18+. Highly recommend this brand of catchers glove at a reasonable price .