Wilson A2000 Baseball Glove Series - Premium Leather Baseball Mitt for Youth & Adult Players - Perfect for Training, Games & Fielding Practice

This 11.75" infielders glove is everything you'd expect - Wilson does a fantastic job building a glove that will last for years.It's a bit uncomfortable at first, but after playing catch a couple times it molds to your hand pretty well. It's very hard to be good with the glove within the first few weeks of having it because the leather is so hard. You can catch the ball, but it's not as easy as when you have a glove that is broken in. I've had the glove for 3-4 months now, and it feels amazing. Its easy to catch, transfer, and field ground balls. The leather still holds a good rigid shape, but it's soft enough to be able to do all of the things you need to do.I'm not in any competitive or rec leagues - I simply like playing catch and messing around with friends and family. Even though this glove has a hefty price tag, it's worth it in my opinion. Wilson does such a good job - it's incredibly satisfying to catch with this thing. It pops like no other glove I've used - sometimes if someone throws it hard enough it sounds like a fire cracker or pop gun.All in all, even though you're spending ~$240 (I got mine for $240) it's worth it in my opinion. If you are done growing and ready for a really nice glove you hope will last a while, this is it. Look no further!My son absolutely loves this glove. He’s 13 and plays first & third. Break in was easy and within a few weeks his old glove was on the shelf.My 12 year old son is a catcher on a travel baseball team that travels extensively(75+ games per year). His Wilson A800 mitt had served its purpose catching 10-11u kids that throw 50-60mph. It’s a lower quality leather and wore out quickly. He was ready for a 33” glove but has small hands. I was also concerned about the weight of a bigger higher quality glove.The Wilson A2000 PF33 “pedroia fit” was the perfect answer. It offers supreme leather quality plus its designed for a “12-15 year old player” that might have smaller hands. In addition the back of the glove is Wilson’s super skin leather. It’s a lighter more flexible leather that reduces the overall weight of the glove. It also make for an extremely comfortable fit on the hand.Make no mistake about it...it will take a little while to break in due to the high grade leather Wilson uses in this glove. The thumb support/protection on this model is supreme. He is currently catching high school pitchers in our off season who throw in the 80’s. He loves how it protects his palm and thumb. The pitchers love the crack it makes when he catches them.This glove will last years. His hand will likely outgrow it before it wears out. Once you buy it, go to Wilson’s site and follow Shigeaki Aso’s method for breaking it in. Don’t use heavy oils or dunk it in water. Continually work it like he does and simply catch with it. It’s worth every penny.Great Protection, but takes a long time to break in. A little tight even on my sons small hand.My boys play year round and we have tried other gloves and they don’t make it a season this glove is so durable with extra comfort and has held up through this year perfectly.This glove immediately caught my eye with the black and yellow color pattern (Pittsburgh Fan). I tried one on first at a local sporting goods store and loved the short finger stalls, which is worked well for my fat short fingers. The wrist strap needed adjustment but otherwise this fit's literally like a glove on my XL size hand. So many people in glove reviews go on and on about break in being difficult, and I've owned some that took a little longer than others to get ready but I'm a firm believer that no matter what you do: boil, microwave, soak, oil, car tire, mattress - you really can not hurt a ball glove. For this Wilson I used hot water, stretching, a glove wacker, and threw catch for an hour the first day. Copious amounts of Nokona Conditioner and a belt after it dried that night. I repeated the process for the next two days minus the hot water and was fielding grounders well by day three. Glove looks and plays beautifully and I'm very happy to add it to the pile in the garage.The glove came quickly. This is real top of the line leather. It was harder to break in thank I expected, because it was our first high end glove. Once it was broken in my son was the the talk of his whole team. We used a lot of oil (Vaseline) to break it in and it got much darker and looks even cooler.I’m so glad I found it here. I had tried finding the glove at the store but couldn’t find it. I’m so glad I found it. It came on time and it’s exactly what my son wanted.Glove is amazing. A2000 is one of the most popular and iconic glove in baseball universe. This glove had awesome colour and unlike all other wilson gloves, this wilson glove laces are much thicker and better in quality. Maybe wilson is finally changing their crap laces to a better places. 11.75" is great middle ground for third base and short stop. Leather is wonderful and heelpad is adequate.My glove arrived in time but unlike Rawlings gloves, which I also ordered from Amazon, they don't come in a separate wilson box nor have pocket protector plastic. I think I remember having my a2k and another old a2000 comes in a separate wilson box with wrappers or pocket protector. I was lucky it wasn't pancake folded. It just arrived in a regular amazon box without any plastic wrapping. Just a glove. I know all my rawlings gloves arrived in a separate rawlings box with pocket protector. A2k arrived with a wrapper at least. Maybe wilson is cutting cost by not wrapping it but giving you better laces? I don't know but I was quite disappointed by its "presentation". However the good news is it arrived without damages nor missing parts. All tags and keychain attached just as it should be.As a father, recreational baseball & softball player, and just plain Joe Blow, I am excited with this glove. Even though I own HOH, Pro Preferred, A2K, A2000, A1000, Easton Flagship, I personally like this infielder glove the most. Highly recommend it for the price under $200.***when you order the wilson glove from Amazon, please look at the product description. If the letters "LB" are in the product dese, it's "left hand throwing" glove (glove goes on your right hand). If the letters "RV" are in the product description, it's "right hand throwing" glove.Absolutely beautiful glove. Bought for my 14 year old catcher who was ecstatic to receive his first high end glove. Was very stiff upon arrival which was to be expected. He did not use any oil or cream as he prefers to break in his gloves by just using them. Was game ready after about 3 weeks of practices and daily use. In great condition after it's first season on the field.Overall it's a nice glove but it seems really small. My teenager currently has Rawlings and Marucci gloves in 11.5". We ordered this in 11.75 and it's much smaller overall. Quite a bit of his palm sticks out. For the price we're returning it. Not worth risking breaking it in hoping it will fit better.De lo mejor que he comprado, me gustó mucho su diseño, muy buena calidad, sumado a lo que siempre es un A2000 (buenos materiales, innovación y buena hechura)Es un guante muy original y algo colorido, pero si eres muy tradicional no es un guante que te gustará mucho.Selected “Left Hand Throw” product description says multiple times that it is a Left Hand Throw glove which means it goes on your right hand. They shipped me a right hand throw glove that goes on the left hand. It’s not hard to know left from right guys, common.