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The Glove Medic Baseball Glove Repairs, Re-Lacing, Re-Conditioning. Break-in Service Available Don't Toss That Old Glove!! Send and e-mail with any questions you may have.

Why get rid of your favorite glove just because of broken laces or dried out leather? Chances are , that glove can return to the field with many years of game left in it! Completely reconditioned for a fraction of the cost of a new glove! The color of laces can also be changed to 'customize' your glove.

10/12/2026

Been a little quiet on here lately, but that doesn't mean the bench has been quiet! ⚾

When there are gloves stacked up waiting for some attention, the social media posts tend to take a back seat. That's been the story around the Glove Medic lately!

This catcher’s mitt web relace is a good example of one of the jobs that keeps me busy. Catcher's mitts take a beating, especially when you're spending a lot of time behind the dish or working bullpens. The web is one of those high-stress areas that takes a lot of abuse, and sooner or later those laces need some attention.

A fresh web relace, along with a good cleaning and conditioning, goes a long way toward getting a well-used mitt back in shape and ready for more work.

It's one of my more common services, and I'm always happy to help keep these mitts in the game.

So, while I may not have been posting much, the work hasn't stopped. There are plenty of gloves getting some bench time and heading back out ready for the field.

Thanks to everyone who continues to trust me with their gloves. I appreciate every one of you!

The Glove Medic 🧤

09/19/2026

A client recently brought me an old Wilson A2000 XLC from the 80s. Apparently, it was his uncle’s old high school glove that had spent the last several years sitting on a shelf in the garage.

He wanted to see if it could be brought back to life so he could use it to play and coach with his kids.

This one was from the early years of Japanese production on these mitts, and when he brought it to me, it was dry as the Sahara. But the leather on these old A2000s was just so good that I assured him we could bring it back.

And that's one of the things I love about working on these old gloves. They may look pretty rough when they come through the door, but these old war horses have a way of jumping right back to life with a little TLC.

A good cleaning, some careful reconditioning, a complete new set of laces, and a little time working the leather back into shape...

And this old XLC is ready to get back to work.

From an uncle's high school glove sitting on a garage shelf to a glove that can now spend some time on the field with the next generation.

Ya gotta love that. ⚾️

09/04/2026

I do quite a few catcher's mitts. Some of them come through my bench regularly because I have several clients who spend a lot of time behind the dish or working in the bullpen. Those gloves take a constant beating, so web relaces and reconditioning become part of their regular maintenance.

Every once in a while, though, an old mitt shows up with a little more history behind it.

This old A2403 was one of those.

It had seen plenty of innings back in its day. The owner told me he thought the web had been relaced sometime around 2003. Whoever did the work back then used their own pattern and some narrower lace than I would normally use, but apparently it did its job and kept the player on the field.

Then, like happens with so many old gloves, it eventually got tossed into the family garage and sat there for years.

Fast forward a couple of decades, and now the owner's kids are getting into the game.

When he brought it to me, the goal was to see if we could bring the old mitt back to life. Since his kids are going to be putting it back to work, I wanted to bring it back to spec and make sure it was ready to take some abuse again.

New lace, proper web pattern, cleaning, conditioning, a new pinky loop, and some attention to all the little things that come with bringing an old catcher's mitt back into service.

This old mitt has still got some games left in it.

After spending years in the garage, the A2403 is headed back to the diamond.

And I think it's pretty happy about that. ⚾

08/07/2026

Every once in a while, a catcher’s mitt comes across the bench that makes me cringe a little when I think about the player crouching behind the dish taking four-seamers with it. 😬

This one had been relaced by someone else at some point, but I wasn’t entirely happy with the way the web had been laced. More importantly, the laces were dry, loose, and looking like they were ready to give up at any moment.

That’s not something you want on a catcher’s mitt.

When you’re behind the plate taking heaters at a pretty good clip, the last thing you need to worry about is whether your web is going to hold together and keep you from taking a dinger on the mask.

For this one, I went with 1/4" rawhide laces. They’re a little more substantial and tend to stretch less than the typical colored laces, making them a great choice for a high-stress area like a catcher’s mitt web.

The web is now properly laced, and the client wanted to go back to the original double X pattern instead of the vertical bars. The glove has been cleaned and conditioned, and those tired old laces have been replaced with something ready to do its job.

This one should be right back where it belongs—behind the plate, taking the heaters it was meant to handle. 🥎🔥

08/05/2026

A catcher's mitt tells you exactly where it's worked the hardest.

Nine times out of ten, when a catcher's mitt comes across my bench, it's the web that's waving the white flag first. Thousands of pitches, foul tips, bullpen sessions, and games all put incredible stress on those laces. The leather is often still in great shape—the web just needs a second chance.

This mitt came in with tired, stretched, and broken web laces that had reached the end of their season. After removing the worn-out lace, giving the glove a thorough cleaning and conditioning, and rebuilding the web with fresh premium lace, it was ready to get back behind the plate.

One of the things I enjoy most about rebuilding catcher's mitt webs is knowing that I'm preserving a glove that's already molded perfectly to its player's hand. A fresh web doesn't just make it look better—it restores the structure, pocket, and confidence that every catcher depends on.

Sometimes a glove doesn't need to be replaced. It just needs someone willing to bring it back to life.

If your catcher's mitt web is starting to look tired, don't wait until it lets go during a game. A simple rebuild can often add years of life to a glove that's already earned its place on the field.

08/04/2026

Had a college player stop by before heading back to school to get his glove ready for the season.

As a pitcher, this Wilson trapeze mitt doesn't see nearly the wear that an infielder's glove does, so it was actually in very good shape and still fairly new. The stress points, though, are always the same—the trapeze web and the fingers. Those are the areas that take the abuse, and that's exactly where the laces were starting to give up.

There was no need for a complete relace. A fresh set of premium leather laces in the web and fingers, along with a good cleaning and conditioning, was all this glove needed to be ready for another season on the bump.

One of the things I enjoy most is helping players get the most out of a quality glove. Not every glove needs a full restoration. Sometimes, a well-timed partial relace is all it takes to keep your gamer performing exactly the way you like it.

Best of luck this season! Thanks for trusting The Glove Medic to help get you back on the mound.

08/03/2026

One more glove ready to head back to college.

This Rawlings trapeze pitcher's mitt came in to get ready for another season. After putting in a lot of innings, the original laces had reached the end of their life. A partial relace of the trapeze web and fingers with premium leather laces, along with a thorough cleaning and conditioning, has this glove ready for another season on the mound.

One of the things I enjoy most is helping players keep the glove they've trusted for years. A quality glove that fits your hand the way you like it is worth maintaining, and a fresh set of laces can add years of dependable service.

Best of luck this season, and thanks for trusting me to get your gamer ready before you head back to the bump!

06/16/2026

I've worked on a lot of dry gloves over the years, but this one took "bone dry" to a whole new level. When it arrived, the leather had lost so much moisture that it had turned almost white, a far cry from its original tan color.

The process started with a thorough cleaning using saddle soap and Sarna Cleaner to remove years of dirt and buildup. From there, I treated the leather with Pecard's in an effort to bring it back from the edge of cracking and restore some life to fibers that hadn't seen conditioner in a very long time.

Once the leather started responding, it was time for fresh laces throughout the glove. The final step was an application of Sarna Cream Conditioner, followed by a good buffing with a horsehair brush.

I honestly wasn't sure how much this glove was going to come back when I first put it on the bench, but the transformation was remarkable. Not only does it look like a glove again, it actually feels good in the hand. The leather has flexibility, the structure is back, and it's ready for many more innings instead of heading for the display shelf.

This is exactly why I never get tired of doing this work. Every once in a while a glove comes in that looks like it's beyond saving, and then it surprises you.

06/09/2026

One of the things I love most about this work is that I never get tired of seeing the transformation. These mitts come to me dry, worn hard, and carrying years of games, practices, and memories. Usually it's only when the laces finally give way that they make their way onto my bench.

This fastpitch catcher's mitt had been patched together more times than I could count during my initial inspection. At some point, somebody always found a way to keep it on the field for one more season. But underneath all those repairs, I could see what it had the potential to become, and I wasn't disappointed.

After a thorough cleaning, some much-needed conditioning, and a fresh set of chestnut-colored laces, this mitt really came back to life. The leather responded beautifully, the shape returned, and the new laces gave it the strength it needed for a few more innings behind the plate.

I've restored a lot of gloves over the years, and the transformations still astound me sometimes.

06/05/2026

This time of year, the repair bench fills up with one particular type of glove work: partial relaces.

As summer tournament season gets underway, players suddenly notice the same thing—broken web laces, snapped finger laces, loose pockets, and gloves that just don't feel quite right anymore. The glove made it through spring ball, but now it's about to be used every day, sometimes multiple games a weekend.

The good news is that most of these gloves don't need a complete relace. A web rebuild and fresh finger laces are often enough to bring a glove back to life. These are the laces that take the most abuse from catching, fielding, and repeated opening and closing of the glove.

I see everything from well-worn youth gloves preparing for their first All-Star run to high school and travel ball gloves that have been through several seasons of heavy use. A quick partial relace, cleaning, and conditioning can add years of life and keep a favorite gamer on the field when it matters most.

If your glove has broken laces, loose webbing, or feels like it's starting to lose its shape, don't wait until the night before a tournament. Summer is hard on glove leather, but a little maintenance now can prevent bigger repairs later.

Good luck to all the players heading into tournament season. Keep your glove game-ready and it'll take care of you when the pressure is on.

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