How to Break In a Leather Baseball Glove

Many baseball players will tell you that leather fielding gloves and mitts need a lot of tender loving care. Try the following for a great start in your relationship with your glove.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Shaving Creams
• Baseballs
• Saddle Soaps
• Boiled Linseed Oil

1. Use your glove often. Playing catch is the best way to break in a new baseball glove.

2. Rub the pocket linings of the glove with linseed oil, saddle soap or shaving cream.

3. Let the glove dry on its own if it gets wet - placing it near a heat source or using a hair dryer will cause the leather to crack.

4. Place a baseball in the glove's pocket when the glove is not in use, and wrap a rubber band tightly around the glove; this will gradually give it a catching shape.

Tips & Warnings

• There are several creams designed to treat new leather gloves.
• Follow the same steps for leather mitts used by first basemen and catchers.

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on 5/15/2009 when i was younger we used to rub plenty of shaving cream into the glove. then place a softball into the webbing and tightly wrap the whole glove with cord or twine. then place it in a cool dry place and after a week the glove was a hell of alot softer and held its shape indefinitely.

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on 5/18/2007 gdsf

on 8/27/2006 Rub your oil/cream on the glove, let it dry for a few minutes, then hit it with a baseball bat for a while.

on 8/8/2006 Put two baseballs in the pocket, wrap it with a shoelace, and put it under your mattress for a few nights.

on 8/8/2006 Baking your glove in the oven will cause glove drying. It will cause the glove to dry out and ruin the lifespan of your glove. Buy Franklin's Dr. Glove and condition your glove once a month. Try to avoid oils which will weigh your glove down. Shaving cream also works. Do not oil Pro Preferred gloves. Also, clean your glove with a damp cloth after a game.