#14: The Japanese Baseball Gloves Movement feat. The Ball Glove King

Matt Walden of Walden Glove joins us again and we discuss the bread and butter of his business: Water Break-Ins For Baseball Gloves. We also discuss his website's unique selection of baseball glove break-in tools (which includes the legendary Glove Hammer). And be sure to stick around for the end where Matt discusses his new venture within the baseball glove market! Check us out today at https://www.justgloves.com/ Visit Walden Glove at https://www.waldenglove.com/ Check out Slaps Gloves at https://slapsgloves.com/ Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568) Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustGloves/ X: https://x.com/justgloves Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgloves/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/justballgloves/ Blog: https://www.justgloves.com/blog/ We hope that you enjoy Beyond The Glove! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please contact our Glove Experts. They're available for a call or text at 866-321-4568, email at [email protected], or you can live chat on our website. Don't forget, we're JustGloves, and we'll be here for you from Click To Catch!

Matt Walden runs the website and YouTube channel named Walden Glove. But his journey to launching those two entities is unlike anyone else's within the baseball glove industry. Shortly after graduating college, Matt began a career in Japan where he was immersed in the "pro-shop" culture of Japanese sporting goods. And even though baseball wasn't on his mind at the time, his experience in Japan eventually led to him beginning his baseball website and YouTube channel that delivers unique break-in tools and methods while also educating customers on gloves. 00:00: Introduction 00:35: Matt Walden of Walden Glove 1:50: Where are you from? 2:25: Growing up, were you a big baseball fan? 3:35: Being a Dodgers fan, did you listen to Vin Scully on the radio? 4:20: Were you a gearhead? 4:50: Where'd you go to college and what happened after that? 5:38: Living in Japan 6:32: What's your favorite part of Japanese culture? 7:04: While in Japan, was baseball always in the forefront of your mind? 9:05: How did you get into baseball sporting goods? 12:57: Walden Glove Tools and Services Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568) We hope that you enjoy Beyond The Glove! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please contact our Glove Experts. They're available for a call or text at 866-321-4568, email at [email protected], or you can live chat on our website. Don't forget, we're JustGloves, and we'll be here for you from Click To Catch!

In our previous episode, we sat down with Kaleb Gilliland who came up with the idea for the Rawlings Gamer ContoUR Glove. Today we welcome on Ryan Weedin, our Director of Strategic Accounts. The relationship that Ryan built with Rawlings over the years allowed him to take Kaleb's idea to them so that the Gamer ContoUR could be crafted for youth players to enjoy! Shop The Gamer ContoUR Fit 10" => https://www.justballgloves.com/product/rawlings-gamer-contour-10--youth-baseball-glove--g100u-3b/36158/ Shop the Gamer ContoUR Fit 10.5" => https://www.justballgloves.com/product/rawlings-gamer-contour-10-5--youth-baseball-glove--g105u-2b/36159/ Check us out today at https://www.justgloves.com/ Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568) Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustGloves/ X: https://x.com/justgloves Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgloves/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/justballgloves/ Blog: https://www.justgloves.com/blog/ We hope that you enjoy Beyond The Glove! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please contact our Glove Experts. They're available for a call or text at 866-321-4568, email at [email protected], or you can live chat on our website. Don't forget, we're JustGloves, and we'll be here for you from Click To Catch!

Ben sits down with a member of our IT and Development team, Kaleb Gilliland. Surprisingly, it was an observation made by Kaleb while coaching youth baseball that led to the development of the Rawlings Gamer ContoUR gloves. At the time of this video, the Gamer ContoUR is one of the most popular youth gloves on our site. At JustGloves, you never know the member of the team that will have the next idea 🧠 that becomes a hit on the website. Shop The Gamer ContoUR Fit 10" => https://www.justballgloves.com/product/rawlings-gamer-contour-10--youth-baseball-glove--g100u-3b/36158/ Shop the Gamer ContoUR Fit 10.5" => https://www.justballgloves.com/product/rawlings-gamer-contour-10-5--youth-baseball-glove--g105u-2b/36159/ Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568) Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustGloves/ X: https://x.com/justgloves Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgloves/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/justballgloves/ Blog: https://www.justgloves.com/blog/ We hope that you enjoy Beyond The Glove! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please contact our Glove Experts. They're available for a call or text at 866-321-4568, email at [email protected], or you can live chat on our website. Don't forget, we're JustGloves, and we'll be here for you from Click To Catch!

The Ball Glove King is in studio with Ben once again as they discuss their favorite tools for breaking in baseball gloves and also their favorite tools for baseball glove repair. Be sure to listen to it all as you'll learn why some tools might need to be included in your checked baggage while flying! Listen to the full episode and more of Beyond The Glove on your favorite podcasting network. Check us out today at https://www.justgloves.com/ Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568) Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustGloves/ X: https://x.com/justgloves Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgloves/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/justballgloves/ Blog: https://www.justgloves.com/blog/ We hope that you enjoy Beyond The Glove! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please contact our Glove Experts. They're available for a call or text at 866-321-4568, email at [email protected], or you can live chat on our website. Don't forget, we're JustGloves, and we'll be here for you from Click To Catch!

The Japanese Baseball Gloves Movement feat. The Ball Glove King The Ball Glove King, Chris Bangert, sits down with Ben to discuss the craze that is taking over the glove world: Japanese Baseball Gloves. Does a glove just need to be made in Japan to be considered a "Japanese glove" or is there more to it? If this question has been on your mind, then this is the conversation for you! Listen to the full episode and more of Beyond The Glove on your favorite podcasting network. Check us out today at https://www.justgloves.com/ Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568) Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustGloves/ X: https://x.com/justgloves Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgloves/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/justballgloves/ Blog: https://www.justgloves.com/blog/ We hope that you enjoy Beyond The Glove! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please contact our Glove Experts. They're available for a call or text at 866-321-4568, email at [email protected], or you can live chat on our website. Don't forget, we're JustGloves, and we'll be here for you from Click To Catch!

Chris Petroff, the founder and owner of The Glove Lab, sits down for an in-studio Beyond the Glove interview! This is the episode for you if you want to know the thought that went into creating his classic glove-cleaning videos and to hear him speak clarity to the glove conditioner vs glove oil confusion. Plus...he gives sneaky good advice for the top Arizona Spring Training complex to visit! Listen to the full episode and more of Beyond The Glove on your favorite podcasting network. Check us out today at https://www.justgloves.com/ Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568) Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustGloves/ X: https://twitter.com/justgloves Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgloves Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/justballgloves/ Blog: https://www.justgloves.com/blog/ We hope that you enjoy Beyond The Glove! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please contact our Glove Experts. They're available for a call or text at 866-321-4568, email at [email protected], or you can live chat on our website. Don't forget, we're JustGloves, and we'll be here for you from Click To Catch!

Skip Horween is a fourth generation owner of the leather tannery in Chicago, IL that bears his last name. Ben and Skip roll up their sleeves to discuss the nitty gritty of tanning baseball glove leather and even set straight the record straight on a few baseball leather terms that are commonly used, but rarely understood. They even go off the rails to discuss the Horween family's indelible link to the NFL! Check us out today at https://www.justgloves.com/ Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568)

Ben and Scott sit down again to discuss his extensive knowledge of fastpitch, the All Star mitt of former NCAA champ Paige Halstead and what dads need to know when catching their daughters' bullpens! Listen to the full episode and more of Beyond The Glove on your favorite podcasting network. Check us out today at https://www.justgloves.com/ Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568) Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustGloves/ X: https://twitter.com/justgloves Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgloves Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/justballgloves/ Blog: https://www.justgloves.com/blog/ We hope that you enjoy Beyond The Glove! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please contact our Glove Experts. They're available for a call or text at 866-321-4568, email at [email protected], or you can live chat on our website. Don't forget, we're JustGloves, and we'll be here for you from Click To Catch!

Ben sits down with Scott and they discuss All Star's ethos behind getting pro players to use their mitts and they also discuss the legendary Pro Elite. Along the way, expect stories about All Star ambassadors and big league catchers, Jason Varitek and Martin Maldonado! Listen to the full episode and more of Beyond The Glove on your favorite podcasting network. Check us out today at https://www.justgloves.com/ Questions or Suggestions? E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free Telephone: 1-866-321-GLOV (4568) Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustGloves/ X: https://twitter.com/justgloves Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgloves Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/justballgloves/ Blog: https://www.justgloves.com/blog/ We hope that you enjoy Beyond The Glove! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please contact our Glove Experts. They're available for a call or text at 866-321-4568, email at [email protected], or you can live chat on our website. Don't forget, we're JustGloves, and we'll be here for you from Click To Catch!