The line of cleat that launched New Balance baseball as we know it, the 4040, will be released in its third iteration, the 4040v3, in time for the All-Star Game—we think. New Balance has spoken to WPW about the cleat, so we know it exists and that its coming soon, but […]
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adidas has made a habit of dropping new cleats during the College World Series, and this year, its the lightest cleat in baseball, the new adiZero Afterburner 2. The Afterburner 2 weighs in at 8.7 oz, a full 1.1 oz lighter than the New Balance Minimus, and 2.3 oz lighter […]
TaylorMade, owned by adidas and known for golf clubs, has lent its “Rocketballz” technology to a brand new BBCOR bat that adidas Baseball unveiled at Omaha yesterday. From adidas: “The EQT x3 RBZ delivers the perfect mix of power, speed and accuracy – with carbon composite for power, ideal weight […]
Pelican Bat Wax, an all natural baseball accessory company based out of San Francisco, CA, has a line of grip enhancers that we are going to introduce you to today with photos and tips on how to apply the product effectively. Each item has it’s own “tack level” identified by a number. […]
On-field for A’s-Rangers, Joey Gallo making his debut at the Coliseum. We got a few good looks at his gear in pre-game, like his Rawlings gamer above. He wore 4040v2 turfs while taking grounders and BP. And, in BP at least, he was swinging both a Tulo model Sam Bat, […]
One of our most commented-on Instagram posts recently was Brian McCann’s Under Armour catcher’s mitt. We mentioned it in our last post on MLB Trend-Spotting, and that we were told they may release in 2017. After that post, another e-mail came in, with some beauty shots of McCann’s UA mitt, […]
With an eye on the field, WPW has had the opportunity to get closer than ever to the gear we research every single day. We start to notice trends, tendencies, and I wanted to offer some of those observations up to you, as well as some items we are seeing […]
By Vic Chu In my 11 seasons behind the dish in a men’s wood bat league, I’ve tried several sets of catchers gear in search of the perfect combination of lightweight materials, maximum protection and of course, gear worn by the pros. During my first year of catching, I purchased […]
(Photography by @GeminiKeez) Sick gear is not in short supply in the MLB. Pretty much every guy, save a few misguided individuals, looks good in uniform. Frankly, its hard to screw it up. You’ve got the best manufacturers in the world working their tails off to get you the best […]
After updating Buster’s profile yesterday, a few people alerted me to the green stuff in the center of his chest protector. Its called Unequal Tech, and according to the website: UNEQUAL® IS A PATENTED MILITARY-GRADE COMPOSITE MADE OF THESE INGREDIENTS: IMPACSHIELD®, KEVLAR®, ACCELLERON® & AIRILON® Posey is not the only […]