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Francisco Lindor Limited-edition Batting Gloves Hit Market

Francisco Lindor is one of the most exciting players in baseball, and the Mets shortstop has become something of a style icon over the past few seasons as his star has grown.

Franklin Sports, which provides the official batting gloves for the MLB and has worked with Lindor since 2017, announced Wednesday it would be releasing limited-edition batting gloves dubbed the "Big Green Apple CFX Pro."

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Priced at $55, Lindor was presented with a plaque from Franklin posted on its Instagram which reads, in part: "Francisco channels his personality and flair into these limited-edition custom batting gloves, crafted with our vibrant green apple pro-stock cabretta leather and featuring his unique, one-of-a-kind secure-fit closure tab."

In his fifth season since joining the Mets in 2021, Lindor is hitting .282 with 14 home runs and 13 stolen bases.

Will Stern is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible content.

PERFECT GAME PARTNERS WITH BRUCE BOLT AS EXCLUSIVE BATTING GLOVE AND SLIDING MITT PROVIDER

SANFORD, Fla., April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect Game, the world's largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced an exclusive partnership with BRUCE BOLT, the industry leader in premium batting gloves and performance gear. As part of this partnership, BRUCE BOLT will be the official batting glove and sliding mitt provider for Perfect Game's premier events, including the DICK'S All-American Classic, National Showcase, All-Star Game, Junior National Showcase, 14U National Showcase, 13U National Showcase and all Perfect Game Select Fests (11U, 12U, 13U, and 14U).

Perfect Game has named BRUCE BOLT as its official batting glove and sliding mitt provider

As part of this collaboration, each Perfect Game All-American will receive an exclusive All-American colorway of BRUCE BOLT batting gloves and sliding mitts, designed specifically for the event's top-tier athletes. Additionally, Select Fest participants will be outfitted with BRUCE BOLT Series batting gloves and sliding mitts, while National Showcase players will receive BRUCE BOLT Series batting gloves to enhance their on-field performance.

Beyond these event-specific provisions, BRUCE BOLT and Perfect Game will jointly develop and launch an exclusive collection of batting gloves, sliding mitts and arm sleeves, which will be available later this year. This collaboration underscores a shared commitment to equipping the next generation of elite baseball players with the highest-quality gear.

"Perfect Game is thrilled to partner with BRUCE BOLT to provide our athletes with the highest-quality equipment that enhances their performance on the field," said Perfect Game CEO Rob Ponger. "BRUCE BOLT's dedication to craftsmanship and excellence aligns perfectly with our mission to develop and showcase the best young baseball talent in the country."

"Perfect Game represents the pinnacle of youth baseball, and BRUCE BOLT is excited to support these talented athletes with the best batting gloves and sliding mitts available," said Bear Mayre, Founder & CEO of BRUCE BOLT. "Our goal is to help these players perform at their highest level while also celebrating their achievements through custom and exclusive gear."

For more information on this partnership, follow Perfect Game on X, Instagram and TikTok and BRUCE BOLT on Instagram and TikTok.

Media contacts:Greg Casterioto / Gcasterioto@perfectgame.Org / (267) 246-5709Tori Hanna / Tori@brucebolt.Us

About Perfect Game

Perfect Game is the world's largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing over 9,800+ events, hundreds of thousands of games, and showcases each year across the country. Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players perform with top-level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country. Because of this, these events prove to be invaluable to college coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, more than 2,210 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 15,134 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player Draft. In the 2023 Draft, for example, 95 percent of all players selected had played in Perfect Game events, and every player selected on the Draft's first day had previously attended Perfect Game events.

Yankees' Alex Verdugo Homers In First Game With New Batting Gloves After Allergy Diagnosis

A new shipment arrived from Franklin on Saturday, and Alex Verdugo quickly unwrapped a new pair of batting gloves.

"They feel the same," Verdugo said before an eventual 9-2 loss to the Rockies in The Bronx. "I'm kind of surprised — same color combo, nothing different."

What is different, according to Franklin, the company that is the official supplier of Major League Baseball batting gloves, is the chemicals used in the production of the gloves.

No cobalt or chromate was used, Franklin told Verdugo, in response to his surprising diagnosis of being allergic to his own batting gloves, a discovery first reported by NJ Advance Media.

Alex Verdugo homered for the first time since July 6 on Saturday. Robert Sabo for NY Post

What might also be different is his results at the plate: Verdugo's first game with the new gloves was promising.

He smoked a fourth-inning home run to right-center, his first dinger since July 6, and was robbed of hits a couple times on a 1-for-3 afternoon with a walk.

Hours beforehand, Verdugo shined a light on the back of his hands to reveal red blotches and blisters that he said he first began noticing in 2021 or '22.

He knew immediately that something was amiss: He was used to calluses and blisters and bruises that built up from constant swings, but on the palms of his hands — not on the other side.

Unsure what was wrong, Verdugo began taping his hands underneath his batting gloves.

It took until this year's All-Star break, when he made an appointment with a doctor, that he learned the surprise cause of the irritation.

Perhaps it has affected the hitting of an outfielder who started so well this year before falling into a deep spiral. Since June 4, the 28-year-old entered play hitting just .198 with a pair of home runs and had been among the game's worst hitters.

Verdugo does not know the extent to which the blisters have affected him, but he is relieved he believes he has found a cause to his hand issues and a solution.

"I'm happy. We'll see," Verdugo said before the game. "Hopefully we can use them with no tape on my hands and we'll see how it goes. It just makes it a lot easier to do a lot more things."

New York Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo (24) waits for his turn at bat with his custom painted bat in the second inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports

Manager Aaron Boone was encouraged not just by Verdugo's day but his past couple games, in which he has begun hitting the ball hard and, apart from the home run, has not had enough to show for it.

"Just keep plugging away at it," Boone said of Verdugo.

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