Son's leather batting gloves smell like Sh_t ! Any advice on how to de-stink them , without changing how they fit or feel?
Thanks.
P.S. My wife made me post this-LOL
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I've heard to put them in the freezer, but never tried. If you find a solution that works, please share.
Have you tried baking soda? It does make a mess
Son goes through batting gloves pretty quickly, so we haven't tried treating the gloves (the SHOES now...we have Glove Stix (think they are for hockey) for those and a rule they are not left overnight in our cars 
). He now has a nicer pair of gloves and has been leaving them out to dry at home after use and they seem to be lasting longer. I wonder if Glove Stiks might work in batting gloves? We also have son use scented hand sanitizer (on his hands, not the gloves) after games until he gets to a sink to wash that stinky, sweaty batting glove smell off. Ah...joys of parenting!
Unless he's in a slump, leave those gloves alone...
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@Adams Baseball posted:Son's leather batting gloves smell like Sh_t ! Any advice on how to de-stink them , without changing how they fit or feel?
Thanks.
P.S. My wife made me post this-LOL
If they stink before they develop holes he's not spending enough time in the cage.
The only way to fix glove stink is buy new gloves. The way to keep them from stinking sooner is take them out of the bag and turn them inside out.
@JucoDad posted:Unless he's in a slump, leave those gloves alone...
We don’t need no fumigation. We don’t need no smell control. Hey Adams, leave those gloves alone!!
Apologies to Pink Floyd
Have him play hockey for a season and the smell of hockey pads will make her forget about the baseball gloves.
You're welcome. 😂
trash, burn, destroy ... and buy new ones.
My son would go through batting gloves within weeks. I tried the go cheap and replace often. For a couple years (couple year back) we would get them at DICKS with the warranty purchase, and had DICKS replace them for us :-). DICKS then outsourced their warranty claim process, made it too difficult to continue the annual batting glove replacement con with them. Last year, I splurged and got him Bruce Bolt gloves. He loves them and they lasted, and lasted ... great product but with a premium price.
When you start a new, the key is to get the sweaty batting gloves out of the bag so they can dry out after every use - after every game, practice or hitting session.
Luckily, my son had the habit of unpacking his bag from his younger ice hockey days.
may smelly batting gloves be your only set back this session !
Thx to all who posted ! I think i'm going to try a combination of your advice. I'll wait until he's in a slump, then get him new batting gloves and a new walk-up song from Pink Floyd ! LOL
Seriously though, I'll try to get him in the habit of turning the gloves inside-out. and attaching them to the outside of his bag.
Thx folks!
Attaching to the outside of the bag worked for my son. He also leaves the bag open when not carrying it around so the rest of the funk inside has a chance to dry out.
I don’t mean to promote any product but my boys use Bruce Bolt and they recommend players to use this deodorizer if gloves start smell. I’ve been using it and it works although drying batting gloves after each use is must and best way as mjd-dad said. I don’t think this one works once it gets too stinky…
@Baseballdad2024 posted:I don’t mean to promote any product but my boys use Bruce Bolt and they recommend players to use this deodorizer if gloves start smell. I’ve been using it and it works although drying batting gloves after each use is must and best way as mjd-dad said. I don’t think this one works once it gets too stinky…
My son also loved Bruce Bolt gloves but he wasn’t taking care of them so he opted for some Franklins he really likes as well.
I think those hockey or lacrosse sticks would probably work well. We used them when he played lacrosse and they worked great.
When we first began this baseball journey someone told us to put them in the microwave for a minute. It was terrible. We were in a 12-story hotel on Myrtle Beach and stunk up the whole floor.