How To Break-In a Baseball Glove [2023] 

Fantastic video. My son and I passed on paying the $30 for the store to break it in. We got it feeling almost as good as his 2 year old glove in 2 sessions of breaking in with your methods!

Thanks for not over complicating this with impractical stuff that’s not common around the house. Didn’t feel like spending more for the glove accessories than I did for the glove itself.

Out of all the break in videos there is the king of all: How to break in a glove

Thank you so much for this video!! My youngest will be starting baseball this year, and your method above was perfect for breaking in his glove. It went from not closing at all to closing so nicely. And, he super enjoyed helping with the beating using a 3-lb weight! 😂 Major thanks again!!

Phenomenal vid. Went through the steps twice, now my son’s new mitt went from stiff as a board to game-ready in ~15 minutes.

I’ve seen all your glove break in videos, and this one was the best for infield/outfield gloves. I LOVE the Japanese break in for the catchers mitt video and I’m in the midst of breaking in my new catchers mitt in that style. I figured it would be a 2/3 day mitt beating to get it pliable enough to want to work with. It’s been a week, and I’m still hammering it daily. Past experience breaking in field gloves is DEFINITELY NOT a good indicator on how long it’s going to take to break in a catchers mitt. 😂

This video is very helpful for me and my son. Got him a size 11 and they said it’s game ready but it’s not. I had not experienced in breaking in gloves but this video helped me a lot.

My a2000 jus came in today and was watching your old breakin videos, thank u for this 🙏

Great video! I love the follow along style, and the position specific tips for infielders and outfielders is a great addition.

Another Banger video bro! Best in the business! Your camera guys pretty good as well!!!

Thank you this video really helped me out. I love your content.

Great Videos.... you have inspired me to create a channel with specifics to the game of softball and content related to that. I'll be giving your channel and methods credit. Thanks !!!

Worked awesome! Thank you

Chris, you’re the man!!! Keep up the great content!!!!

Thanks for the video as I just ordered my first 44

thank you this is my first time I getting ready for baseball so thankyou

Bro said “like I said” when he didn’t say it yet.

My kids my my new gloves were broken in in no time. Thanks for the great video.

Absolutely good information. Much appreciated

Nice little refresher before my A2000 break in. Thank ya, sir!

only video you need for breaking in a glove. got my 44 pro stiff game ready in 2 days by following this

The glove felt better after 15 minutes of pounding ! Thanks.

I absolutely love the way you break in your gloves. Your one of my favorite content creators. Keep up the good work

Thank you so much it worked so good

Fantastic video bud

You posted this the day before my new ask z9 came lol Great vid 👍🏻

dude this really helped me because my glove was SUPER stiff

Great video!

Thank you for this video I don’t have any gloves that are new but I’m hopping I get a new glove for my birthday and when I do I’ll watch your videos

Thank you so much bro im starting Minor's in march bro this helped so much thank you you the goat at breaking in gloves

Been waiting for this for a year

Love the vids dawg keep it up

Thank you for this video. I just got into baseball my jr year after not playing for nearly 9 years and wanted to make sure I was breaking in my glove the right way since it's new

Thank you for this video. I enjoy watching all of your content!! As a parent of a 9u baseballer, I wonder if you could address breaking in and/or choosing the best glove for a young/intermediate player. You mention the little league break-in in quite a few of your videos but I'm still unsure if that's a good or bad thing. I know they have smaller hands and aren't as strong as older players. I'm wondering if the type of glove or how it's broken in could help them be more successful and confident. Thanks for all the great content!

love youre vids

Thanks buddy.

Thank you very much bro

This is very helpful for my oldest son’s glove. I bought him an elite golden glove and it’s soooo stiff. I took a couple once’s of neetsfoot oil and only loosened it a little. I will attempt this once I get home this evening.

Boom go crazy!

Thank you

2:03 was funny had me spitting coffee.

Back in DR we used to break gloves in but putting Vaseline over the pocket and seams then wrapping it around a softball in a warm oven for like 30mins

We have always bought the break-in service at Dicks in the past but those were little league gloves and we had tons of trouble with laces breaking. Just bought our first pro-stiff 44 and followed this video. It was practice-ready in 1 session. A couple of uncharacteristic drops, so will continue to work it, but this is the best method I've ever used. IMO, an 8 lb hand weight is better than the mallet.

Great video! Can you do a video on glove care?

Perfect timing for my new Pro 44 that’s coming in in a few weeks!

@ballgloveking Need some advice. Love your videos, been watching here and RU-vid for awhile! My son got a new 44 glove about a year ago. Recently we noticed that it has “flattened out” quite a bit and he asked about to make it back to being a little “deeper pocket”. Any ideas/suggestions on how to deepen his pocket? Hot water treatment? Mallet? Thanks so much!!!

Hey man great video, just wondering if/ how I can get rid of creases in the palm.

with the amount of break-in videos you do i would have thought there was a new method by now

I love watching your videos

Thank you. Do you cut the “made in” tag out of the inside of it?

Thank you for the very informative video! You did mention flaring the finger tips, but you did not demonstrate that in the video. Is it done the same way as just hammering it into position? Or is there a different method that is more effective.

Should you oil before or after the glove beat down?

love your vids your my favorite youtuber!!!

you should make a video on breaking in an outfeilders glove

Bought 2 new 24' A1000's for my kids.A Fastpitch 12.5" and a Baseball 12". The Fastpitch was perfectly flat on the palm, whereas the baseball already had palm/finger bubbles. I thought the glove was used, so I returned it and ordered another. Needless to say the replacement also had the same bubbles. I guess it is what it is.

Your the best

hey man, great video, I have an A2K with superskin, break in is the same?

Thank you! 😂

Thanks for the tips! My boy is starting baseball in a couple weeks and the poor little guy can’t close his glove. I’ve been working it, but not beating the crap out of it.

Thanks for the video. Is it bad if my pinky side hinge is a little lower than in between the 2 laces? The hinge starts where the bottom laces is.

You should make a vid of all the budget gloves from each brand. All gloves under $150, what brand provide the best budget glove for players who aren’t beginners, but not all in yet.

Thanks! In your other "short"' video, you said not to break in the heel area to keep it stiff?

Never broke in a glove before and this was perfect

What is the best glove for a third baseman and a shortstop

do you suggest having the glove close from thumb to pinky ?

Could you do a softball glove break in or is it the same for softball and baseball?

Could you please do a review on Harrison Bader's glove

Can you do a video about the r2g from rawlings i’m thinking about getting it but just don’t know how well it will hold up

Thanks you this I have a new glove coming

And the outfield glove is quite shallow and show is the first base glove. But the infield model has a in between medium and deep pocket.

I used a bat for the first part and it worked like you showed with a 5 pound weight

Just got my new 44, very excited about this since I got the pro stiff package so, its really really stiff.

I made a mallet drilled a hole in a baseball n stuck a wooden handle in there! I need one of them lil weights!

I have a question, so the padding on the catchers mitt does it matter if it’s wide or not

I drilled a hole in a baseball and epoxy a stick into it and use it as a mallet. Works great.

can you do all the stuff you did with the weight with the mallet?

3 in the pinky is great for outfielders

Please do a video like this on a catchers glove!

I bought a mizuno varcity as I just started playing slowpitch. Havent played since high school. I got it because it felt broke in brand new, but after 3 games and 6 practices, it is insanely floppy. Too the point where if a ball slightly hits the top of a finger, it folds it over and I lose the ball. My wife will flip if I get another glove after 3 games, but next season I think I am getting a stiffer glove with better leather (this one feels kinda like suede) and break it in properly.

Should you wrap an outfield glove up with a ball inside?

Erdrea and Australia wants this

When I form my glove, I usually flare the thumb and roll all the fingers inwards a tiny bit.

Should you do the hot water treatment with 44 snakeskin.

Can you make a Best budget glove video for outfield

I would like to know what you do differently for two in the pinky…

Can you do hot water treatment. On a spin control

What will happen if I break it in 2 in the pinky but I use it traditional

I ordered an ssk z5 today same web and stuff, I’m saving this video. The glove says it’s going to come jun 13-17 I have a tournament in Ohio were leaving jun 16 hopefully it comes in on time if not I’m gonna watch this vid and do it in the car 😅

The song that started at 6:50 I like what music do you use?

Thoughts on R2G HOH? Just ordered a Mizuno pro select the Tatis is on sale ! Not the Kip one, the steerhide!

What should I do if my glove will start to break in but stiff back up in like an hour

Should I break in and form a ssk training glove?? PLEASE RESPONG

Hey! Got a 44 in my son made and started working it in same as you do here and it wound up with a bad palm crease barely broke in it just refused to break in without that crease. Is that a 44 issue? They are willing to refund me and my son is thinking a2000 or ssk z9 . I don't want that to happen again just curious if you think it would be the 44 brand or way I did it? Just never had this issue before

This is awesome and detailed. I'm a hockey player & trying to figure out how to break my kids' gloves in. Thanks for the details! Question: where do I fold the thumb to? Ring or ring/pinky? Thumb above or below fingers, or in a straight line? Thanks.

Could I use a dead blow hammer? I have a big orange colored one in my garage.

Please make a video on how to properly flare a glove correctly. Not to many of those videos out so it’ll definitely be great for views

As you started to say "do not hit your fingers"... I f'd up my thumb. See you next season.

I know this video was awhile ago, but i’m having trouble with my a2000. I use this method, it works great, then within an hour it feels stiff again. Any tips on how or what i need to do to fix it?

I got a new glove for x-mas (44 pro stiff) and when I pound on the heel (the first step) it makes creases on the heel. Is this normal?

Can i use generic leather conditioner and cleaner for my glove