We are starting to see more and more catchers go to Force3 for their gear, including Yasmani Grandal. The White Sox catcher is wearing the Force3 Pro Gear Chest Protector in all black. It is multi-layered with Dupont kevlar to protect against direct hits from pitches or foul balls of […]
The amount of information that goes into a pitcher’s game plan is peaking in 2022, and it requires the catcher to wear a playbook just like a quarterback. In fact, there’s probably a wrist coach to be worn for every single pitcher. These are cheap and available (as a football […]
The 2022 season marks the arrival of a new pitch-calling system, which employs push-button wearable technology to communicate what pitch to throw from the catcher to the pitcher (and fielders). Its called PitchCom, and its been adopted almost instantaneously by much of the league’s catchers, including Salvador Perez. It has […]
Salvador Perez’ leg guards seem to have a few adjustments, but they’re structurally identical to the Rawlings Velo leg guards that you can get at Rawlings.com for $135-$144.
Salvy’s new shades were on my holiday wishlist, the Oakley Encoder. They’re hot and ready in 6 colorways, including Perez’s Matte White/Prizm Sapphire Iridium at Dick’s Sporting Goods for $257. That’s quite a price for something we’ll all inevitably drop into a lake or leave at the field, but worth […]
Salvador Perez, for several years now, wears the Rawlings Pro Preferred chest protector in an exclusive colorway. Its been replaced at retail by the Mach, available at Rawlings.com for $162-$166. Rawlings does offer a softball chest protector called the Velo which looks very similar at $126-$135. We also saw Salvy […]
Buster Posey, like so many Big Leaguers, adds the Rawlings MACH Ext jaw flap to his helmet to protect more of his head against an errant fastball. Its a pretty bad-ass looking accessory and very affordable at just $15ish bucks at Rawlings.com.
Though it doesn’t seem like he does it often, Buster Posey has worn Game Signs signal stickers on his fingers to help his pitcher see his signs. One of the worst situations for a catcher is a cross-up, especially when a pitcher throws a fastball when the catcher is expecting […]
Buster Posey is treated like royalty by Marucci Sports, who makes him a sharp player exclusive version of their Pittards Reserve style batting gloves. Posey has been rocking these BG’s since 2019. You can get the Pittards Reserve batting gloves that Posey wears at BaseballExpress.com for $24-$50, though sizes are […]
Buster Posey is protecting his body with at least four different brands now that he’s rocking a G-Form Elite 2 elbow guard. This elbow guard, also worn by George Springer, is growing in popularity as it is a slip-on/slip-off style, in contrast to the straps used by Evoshield. (If you’re […]