Sliding Swag Baseball 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 ...

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 ...

Youth ballplayer Josiah Jones bats during youth baseball game in Monroeville, Pa., with his sliding matt in his back pocket on April 27, 2025. (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.

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.

Associated Press - May 7, 2025 Youth ballplayer Josiah Jones bats during a youth baseball game in Monroeville, Pa., with his sliding mitt in his back pocket on April 27, 2025. AP Photo | Gene J ...

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 ...

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.

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. The padded gloves are designed to ...