Baseball players from major leaguers to Little Leaguers are using sliding mitts as a form of self-expression, even it at some levels, they’re not needed at all.

Sliding mitts are baseball’s ‘must-have,’ even if at youth levels, they’re all fashion, no function The padded gloves are designed to protect a player's hand when they slide headfirst to ...

He joined the Boys Baseball of Aurora board in 1992, and is now in his third year as the league president. “The rewards are actually seeing the kids playing and building friendships,” Wyeth said.