For almost anyone who played catch with a dad or mom, or took the field on a baseball or softball diamond, nothing evokes those memories like their old glove. Even decades later. It’s an old friend.

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In 2023, Ohtani said he would donate roughly 60,000 New Balance baseball gloves across schools in Japan. “I don’t believe there’s ever been an athlete with this much demand in baseball ...