Beyond The Glove: A JustGloves Podcast

Marcus Gurule (better known as "G") took the common army backpack material, Cordura, and used it to craft baseball gloves for Emery Glove Company. G is an Army veteran who served the United States for two decades. It had to be destiny that he was able to join up with Emery right at the time that they were working with the military-inspired Cordura material to improve their baseball glove...

Since the 1970s, baseball radar guns have fascinated players coaches and most-of-all fans. The first time a baseball's speed was tracked with a radar gun, it was plugged into a cigarette lighter in a police car. In today's baseball, tracking pitch and bat exit speeds has become so advanced that the most casual fan can not only own the technology, but they can hold it in their pocket and track it o...

In January of 2023, New Balance announced that they had signed baseball's biggest star, Shohei Ohtani, to their brand. However, the most noteworthy news for the glove community came weeks later when New Balance announced that they would also be releasing an Ohtani baseball glove to the public that summer! A year passed and no glove was released. But in the spring of 2024, New Balance finally set a...

Japanese baseball gloves are now easier to purchase than ever before! Glove connoisseurs have Jax Gloves to thank for this convenience. In the past, one would have to wait for special releases or decide to purchase from websites headquartered overseas. But with Jax, baseball gloves crafted in the special Japanese style can be purchased and shipped quickly to US customers. One of the factors for th...

When a lace on your baseball glove breaks, it can be a jarring experience. Most likely, you've put in lots of time playing catch and shaping the glove to allow it to have the absolute perfect baseball glove break-in. But has the time come to toss it out and go buy a new one? In most cases the answer is "no". Since 2022, Rich Davis has been operating Glove Refresh out of Tallahassee, FL. Glove Refr...

Fresh out of college in the early 1990s, Roman Bormet joined on with Rawlings. Specifically, he was a part of their caravan that traveled the United States every baseball season starting during Spring Training and going through October. His job on the caravan: demonstrate firsthand to fans how a baseball glove is made. Roman became immersed in glove function and technology. Plus, he knew all of th...

A lifetime spent around the sport of softball gives Megan Rembielak the experience needed to provide advice not only how to play the game, but also how to get the perfect glove. Through her MegRem Softball channel, she is one of the most respected voices on YouTube when it comes to softball instruction. The knowledge she shares is collected from her experience competing at top levels through high...

Scott Carpenter crafted the very first synthetic baseball glove used in an MLB game in 2011. And the list of MLB player gloves he's worked on is impressive, including the glove of the 2016 World Series MVP, Ben Zobrist. In the early 2000's, Scott left a successful career in the New York City art scene to pursue his youthful passion of baseball gloves. This took him to rural Ava, MO to work...

Jeremy Guthrie knows the connection between the design of baseball cleats and that of baseball gloves. Since his retirement from professional baseball in 2017, Jeremy has worked to make Custom Cleats the premier location for athletes looking to convert sneakers to athletic cleats. His keen eye for footwear started in his youth with an appreciation of the Jordan 1 sneakers that his older brother&#3...

Jay Reilly has become a respected photographer and videographer within the baseball glove market all while handling his regular duties as the lead videographer of the Brooklyn Cyclones (NY Mets Single-A Affiliate) and the creative producer for New York University (NYU). Jay grew up on Long Island playing baseball and loving his favorite New York Met, David Wright. After high school, he pursued a d...

Kyle Diangkinay from What Pros Wear consistently finds himself on warning tracks and in the dugouts at big league stadiums chatting baseball gloves (and more) with some of the game's top players. In this podcast episode, Kyle explains how he is able to gain access to the diamonds of baseball's biggest stadiums and he shares his insight on some of his favorite players that compete at baseball's hig...

The Fielding Bible Awards are a mystery to many fans. In contrast, the average fan knows plenty about the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The Beyond The Glove Podcast takes on the responsibility of enlightening fans about the 3 differences between the two awards: (1) Who votes on the awards (2) The amount of the awards (3) The transparency of the voting results. Further, we tackle the topic of what eac...

Wilson is releasing A2000s and A2Ks four times a year beginning in the fall of 2024! Aaron Gillette, the Senior Brand Marketing Manager for Wilson Gloves, joined the Beyond the Glove podcast to shed light on their updated cadence of launching baseball and softball gloves. These gloves are going to be as colorful as ever...but they're going to be limited! If you see an A2000 or A2K you like moving...

KC Mack explains the process he takes when building American-made baseball gloves in Port Angeles, WA.. Listen in to the Beyond The Glove podcast if you've ever wondered about the purpose of "welting" or wondered how long it takes to actually construct a baseball glove! 00:00: Introduction 00:49: Mack Provisions Part 1 Recap 1:29: Building Baseball Gloves in America 3:42: The 8 basic...

KC Mack tells the history of the baseball glove! Hear commonly-told tales such as how the baseball glove was originally looked down upon. But be sure to stay tuned for less-often-heard stories like why baseball gloves used to be made from horsehide (instead of cowhide). KC has built a career from repurposing, repairing and even building baseball gloves! His work is featured on his site: Mack Provi...

Matt Walden of Walden Glove joins us again and we discuss the bread and butter of his business: Water Break-Ins For Baseball Gloves. We also discuss his website's unique selection of baseball glove break-in tools (which includes the legendary Glove Hammer). And be sure to stick around for the end where Matt discusses his new venture within the baseball glove market! Check us out today at https...

Matt Walden runs the website and YouTube channel named Walden Glove. But his journey to launching those two entities is unlike anyone else's within the baseball glove industry. Shortly after graduating college, Matt began a career in Japan where he was immersed in the "pro-shop" culture of Japanese sporting goods. And even though baseball wasn't on his mind at the time, his exper...

In our previous episode, we sat down with Kaleb Gilliland who came up with the idea for the Rawlings Gamer ContoUR Glove. Today we welcome on Ryan Weedin, our Director of Strategic Accounts. The relationship that Ryan built with Rawlings over the years allowed him to take Kaleb's idea to them so that the Gamer ContoUR could be crafted for youth players to enjoy! Shop The Gamer ContoUR Fit 10&q...

Ben sits down with a member of our IT and Development team, Kaleb Gilliland. Surprisingly, it was an observation made by Kaleb while coaching youth baseball that led to the development of the Rawlings Gamer ContoUR gloves. At the time of this video, the Gamer ContoUR is one of the most popular youth gloves on our site. At JustGloves, you never know the member of the team that will have the next id...

The Ball Glove King is in studio with Ben once again as they discuss their favorite tools for breaking in baseball gloves and also their favorite tools for baseball glove repair. Be sure to listen to it all as you'll learn why some tools might need to be included in your checked baggage while flying! Listen to the full episode and more of Beyond The Glove on your favorite podcasting network. C...

The Japanese Baseball Gloves Movement feat. The Ball Glove King The Ball Glove King, Chris Bangert, sits down with Ben to discuss the craze that is taking over the glove world: Japanese Baseball Gloves. Does a glove just need to be made in Japan to be considered a "Japanese glove" or is there more to it? If this question has been on your mind, then this is the conversation for you! Liste...

Chris Petroff, the founder and owner of The Glove Lab, sits down for an in-studio Beyond the Glove interview! This is the episode for you if you want to know the thought that went into creating his classic glove-cleaning videos and to hear him speak clarity to the glove conditioner vs glove oil confusion. Plus...he gives sneaky good advice for the top Arizona Spring Training complex to visit! List...

Skip Horween is a fourth generation owner of the leather tannery in Chicago, IL that bears his last name. Ben and Skip roll up their sleeves to discuss the nitty gritty of tanning baseball glove leather and even set straight the record straight on a few baseball leather terms that are commonly used, but rarely understood. They even go off the rails to discuss the Horween family's indelible lin...

Ben and Scott sit down again to discuss his extensive knowledge of fastpitch, the All Star mitt of former NCAA champ Paige Halstead and what dads need to know when catching their daughters' bullpens! Listen to the full episode and more of Beyond The Glove on your favorite podcasting network. Check us out today at https://www.justgloves.com/ Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: experts@justgloves....

Ben sits down with Scott and they discuss All Star's ethos behind getting pro players to use their mitts and they also discuss the legendary Pro Elite. Along the way, expect stories about All Star ambassadors and big league catchers, Jason Varitek and Martin Maldonado! Listen to the full episode and more of Beyond The Glove on your favorite podcasting network. Check us out today at https://www...