Baseball Cleats Information
Baseball cleats are specially designed shoes featuring studs on the soles that help for moving on a baseball field's grass and dirt.
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Difference From Other Studded Sports Shoe Soles
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Other sports employ studded shoes, but baseball cleats differ in that the half-dozen or so studs (also called spikes) are a thin rectangular or square shape. In contrast, soccer "boots" use more cylindrical studs, while track and field employs sharper and thinner spikes.
Metal or Plastic?
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In many locations, youth players are prohibited from using metal baseball cleats and must use plastic. The fear is they will injure opposing competitors when sliding. Players at baseball's professional levels use metal-studded shoes.
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Length of Studs
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Players should go for shorter studs when playing on hard surfaces and longer studs when competing on soft diamonds, according to Baseballcleats.us.
Pitcher's Toe
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Pitchers often have a special rubber or plastic shield on the front of one of their cleats. A pitcher's back foot tends to drag against the dirt as he throws to a batter. Without the special shoe, a big hole can develop on the front of that shoe.
Get Shoes That Fit
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Ill-fitting cleats can lead to blisters. Joe Jackson earned the nickname "Shoeless Joe" because he once played without cleats after his feet were injured by using poorly fitting shoes.
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