Louisville Slugger OXCM Omaha Pro Catcher's Mitt (33.5-Inch)

by Louisville Slugger

Product Features

• 33.5-inch catchers mitt made with pro-style patterns
• Made of top-grade, oil-treated Landslide leather
• Combines superior fit with rich, substantial feel
• Bruise-gard padding cushions the hand from stinging hits
• Dye-through lacing for durability; closed web

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Built with pro-style patterns throughout, the Louisville Slugger OXCM Omaha Pro catcher's mitt is an ideal choice for players at all levels. The 33.5-inch mitt is made of top-grade, oil-treated Landslide leather, which offers a superior fit and a rich, substantial feel. The glove is also outfitted with multiple types of padding, including Bruise-gard padding that cushions the hand from stinging throws, along with pro padding that helps the glove keep its shape. And players will love the Omaha Pro's closed web, which makes it easy to quickly retrieve the ball when trying to throw out a base stealer. Other features include dye-through lacing for durability and a conventional open back.

About Louisville Slugger
In many ways, the rich 120-year history of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat began in the talented hands of 17-year-old John A. "Bud" Hillerich. Bud's father, J.F. Hillerich, owned a woodworking shop in Louisville in the 1880s when Bud began working for him. Legend has it that Bud slipped away from work one afternoon in 1884 to watch the Louisville Eclipse, the town's major league team. After Pete Browning--the Eclipse's star who was mired in a hitting slump--broke his bat, Bud invited him to his father's shop to make a new one. With Browning at his side giving advice, Bud handcrafted a new bat from a long slab of wood. Browning got three hits using the bat the next day. Browning told his teammates, which began a surge of professional ballplayers visiting the Hillerich shop.

Although J.F. Hillerich had little interest in making bats, Bud persisted, eventually registering the name Louisville Slugger with the U.S. patent office in 1894. In the early 1900s, the company was one of the first to use a sports endorsement as a marketing strategy, paying Hall of Famer Honus Wagner to use his name on a bat. By 1923, Louisville Slugger was the selling more bats than any other bat maker in the country, with such famed clients as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Lou Gehrig. In the ensuing years, the company has sold more than 100 million bats, and 60 percent of all Major League players currently use Louisville Sluggers. The company now sells far more than bats, including fielding and batting gloves, helmets, catchers' gear, equipment bags, training aids, and accessories.

Product Description

The OXCM is a professional 33 1/2" style catcher's mitt. It has a conventional open back/closed web model.

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001Q3LEV4
• Item model number: OXCM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,662 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #24 in Sports & Outdoors > Team Sports > Baseball > Gloves & Mitts > Catcher's Mitts

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quality baseball glove, May 11, 2010

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Jeff Dalton (Missouri) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Louisville Slugger OXCM Omaha Pro Catcher's Mitt (33.5-Inch) (Sports)

Of course Louisville Slugger always makes top-notch sports'equipment and this is no exception. Well made, comfortable, nice look, and fast shipment.

But I would like to commend Amazon.com as well. When placing my order I accidentally ordered a left-throwing glove (to fit on the RIGHT hand). But since I am right-handed I need a glove to fit on the left hand. I placed my order, paid for it, and then the following day I noticed my error when reading my invoice. Contained within my invoice message was the alert that at this point orders could NOT be deleted, altered, or ammended in any way. I feared I would have to wait and receive the left-handed glove then go through the hassle of returning it. But I sent an e-mail to see if there was still time to correct my mistake. Within a few minutes Amazon.com contacted me and said the correction had been made and everything was ready to ship.

This type of quality service is rare for companies as large as Amazon.com. I am SOLD! Amazon.com will always be my first choice for online shopping. They were professional, accomodating, and efficient. Other companies could learn some important lessons by following Amazon.com's example.

Thanks, Amazon!!!

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