Youth ballplayer Grayson Cole, left, waits for his game to get underway with his Savannah Banana sliding mitt in his back pocket on April 27, 2025 in Monroeville, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ...

Youth ballplayer Grayson Cole, left, waits for his game to get underway with his Savannah Banana sliding mitt in his back pocket on April 27, 2025 in Monroeville, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ...

Sliding mitts, crazy-colored batting gloves, arm sleeves, pencil bats, Terminator sunglasses—the staid summer game is undergoing a style revolution.

With a sliding mitt, it's also like, ‘Hey this is fun. It’s cool. I want to be like my fave high school player, like my favorite college player.’” ...

With a sliding mitt, it’s also like, ‘Hey this is fun. It’s cool. I want to be like my fave high school player, like my favorite college player.’” ...

Will Graves Tuesday 06 May 2025 16:20 BST Sliding mitts are baseball's 'must-have,' even if at youth levels, they're all fashion, no function Show all 4 ...

UNITED STATES NEWS Sliding mitts are baseball’s ‘must-have,’ even if at youth levels, they’re all fashion, no function May 6, 2025, 8:20 AM ...

Yet if Steel is hoping his father will spring for a sliding mitt — a padded glove a player can slip over one of their hands to protect it should the hand get stepped on while diving headfirst ...