Sliding mitts are baseball’s ‘must-have,’ even if at youth levels, they’re all fashion, no function By: Will Graves, The Associated Press Posted: 10:22 AM CDT Tuesday, May. 6, 2025 Last ...

Baseball players from major leaguers to Little Leaguers are using sliding mitts as a form of self-expression, even if at some levels, they're not needed at all.

Youth ballplayer Grayson Cole, left, waits for his game to get underway with his Savannah Banana sliding mitt in his back pocket on April 27, 2025 in Monroeville, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ...

Baseball players from major leaguers to Little Leaguers are using sliding mitts as a form of self-expression, even it at some levels, they're not needed at all.

Sliding mitts are baseball's 'must-have,' even if at youth levels, they're all fashion, no function Associated Press Published May 06, 2025 • Last updated May 06, 2025 • 8 minute read ...

Baseball players from major leaguers to Little Leaguers are using sliding mitts as a form of self-expression, even it at some levels, they're not needed at all ...

Sliding mitts are baseball’s ‘must-have,’ even if at youth levels, they’re all fashion, no function The Associated Press May 6, 2025, 12:41 PM ...

Youth ballplayer Grayson Cole, left, waits for his game to get underway with his Savannah Banana sliding mitt in his back pocket on April 27, 2025 in Monroeville, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ...

Baseball players from major leaguers to Little Leaguers are using sliding mitts as a form of self-expression, even if at some levels, they're not needed at all.

Scott McMillen, a lawyer in the Chicago area, had no plans to get into the baseball accessory business. He first took notice of sliding mitts when his son Braydon, then 10, pointed out one of his ...

Baseball players from major leaguers to Little Leaguers are using sliding mitts as a form of self-expression, even if at some levels, they're not needed at all.