Field tested
Field tested.
Player approved.
We don’t want you to take our word for it. Hear from the athletes putting BLB equipment to work.
Everything on this page comes from a real, identifiable person who used the gear and approved the wording. We do not write, buy or generate testimonials, and we don’t publish testing results we haven’t recorded. Where a slot is still open, we leave it open.
The roster
Athletes on BLB gear.
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Want to field test for BLB?
We’re looking for competitive baseball and softball players who will use the gear hard and tell us the truth about it — including what they don’t like. Send your position, level, organization and what you currently play with. Athletes under 18 need a parent or guardian on the email.
Features
Long-form stories from inside the game.
Not review snippets. Full features that follow one product and the athletes carrying it — from the first bullpen through the last inning of a season.
Feature 01
The Defender Project
Casting athletes
Two catchers — one youth, one high school — receive the same BLB catcher's mitt and we follow them through break-in, bullpens and live innings. Same mitt, two very different sets of hands. We publish what actually happens, including anything that doesn't go the way we hoped.
- Build
- Custom Pro Kip catcher's mitt, built to the athlete's spec
- Leather
- Pro Kip, with Japan Kip available as an upgrade
- Fit
- Pattern, web, lacing and hand stall chosen per athlete
01
The mitt
Studio photography of the mitt before a single ball hits it: leather, lacing, pocket depth, stamping and weight.
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02
Break-in
Documenting the first weeks — how each catcher shapes their pocket, what they do differently, and how long it really takes.
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03
Practice
Bullpen footage. Receiving, blocking and transfer work filmed at practice speed, not highlight-reel speed.
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04
Game day
Live innings. What holds up behind the plate when the game is moving and the score matters.
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05
In their words
Recorded observations from each catcher, their coach, and — for the youth athlete — a parent. Published verbatim with permission.
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Feature 02
Custom Glove Stories
Casting athletes
Every custom BLB glove starts as a set of decisions. We sit down with athletes and let them explain their own — the colorway, the pattern, the web, the lacing, the embroidery, and the reason behind it. The design is the story.
- Options
- Fielders glove, catcher's mitt and first base mitt
- Personalization
- Colorways, webs, lacing, welting, stamping, embroidery
- Leather
- Pro Kip standard, Japan Kip upgrade available
01
The decisions
Each athlete walks through their build sheet: pattern and size, web, leather, colorway, welting, lacing, stamping and embroidery.
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02
The reason
Why those choices. Position demands, hand size, a team's colors, a number, a name, a person they play for.
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03
The build
Photography of the glove coming together, from cut leather through final lacing and stamping.
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04
First catch
The glove on the field, in the athlete's hand, doing the job it was designed for.
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Play BLB?
Send us your footage.
If you own BLB gear and you've got a photo or clip of it in use, send it over. Verified customers only — we check the order before anything is published, and nothing goes up without your written OK. Athletes under 18 need a parent or guardian on the email.
What we’re looking for
- Game or practice photos with the gear clearly in frame
- Short video — receiving, fielding, hitting, throwing, drills
- Break-in progress on a custom glove or mitt
- Team or dugout shots where everyone in frame is fine with it
Include in your email
- Your name, or the name you want credited
- Position, level and team if you want them shown
- The BLB product in the shot
- Your order number or the email you ordered with
- Parent or guardian on the email if you're under 18
Our promise
- We never publish anything without written permission.
- You keep ownership of your photos and video.
- Credit runs exactly as you ask, or anonymously if you prefer.
- Ask us to take it down at any time and we will.
Emails are answered by a real person, usually within one business day.