Which Franklin batting gloves are best? There are plenty of methods to improve your game when it comes to baseball. Most of them require time, effort and dedication, such as working out and practicing ...

Omir Santos tried on his new batting gloves, said to slow the impact of a harmful fastball down to the mere annoyance of a junkball, and voiced excitement. “I think it’s going to help,” the New York ...

Plenty of sporting goods stores are eager to sell you a brand new baseball glove. Finding someone you trust to repair that worn, beloved – or sometimes lucky – mitt is a lot more challenging. That’s ...

After 12 years as a pro, Mark Minicozzi still struggled to find the perfect pair of batting gloves. Every pair he’d try would either stretch or rip, and the grip just wasn’t quite right. Not to ...

When rising Hyde Park High School senior Bear Mayer returns to class later this month, he won’t have to dig for material for a back-to-school essay. For Bear, growing his baseball batting glove ...

Irving H. Franklin, a longtime sporting goods manufacturer who developed the first batting glove specifically designed for baseball with Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt in 1983, died Nov. 10 at 93.

A new shipment arrived from Franklin on Saturday, and Alex Verdugo quickly unwrapped a new pair of batting gloves. “They feel the same,” Verdugo said before an eventual 9-2 loss to the Rockies in The ...