@Consultant posted:2025:
Several years ago we were preparing our teams for travel to Korea and Japan. During the workout one of our Coaches [now a MLB Catching Coach] mentioned to me when the players were playing catch.
He said "that catcher will is a "one handed" catcher!! "I said how do you know"?
He is using a Mizuno mitt and "broke it in" like a 1st baseman mitt. He cathes one handed and does not shift to the ball. A Wilson mitt does not allow a folded "break in", because is is "rounded" and produces "framing" and shifting to the thrown ball.
Bob
Bob, I had to go back and unlike your previous post! I misunderstood it! ;-)
Mizuno mitts, in my opinion, perform best at "framing" because they have the most pronounced "square" pocket. Perhaps All-Star mitts would be #2 in this regard and then a toss-up between Rawlings or Wilson. I noticed this WAY back. Kids learning the catching position performed MUCH better using a "square" pocket than did the kids using the "taco" fold. We called those kids terrible receivers when in reality their gloves probably just plain sucked.
