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hen you take the baseball field, you should take along the best equipment available. You don't need to spend vast sums to purchase top-quality accessories as long as you know what to look for and where to find it.
Unless you are under ten years old, buy equipment that meets all the major league specifications. Buying equipment that is licensed by a reputable body, such as Major League Baseball, the NCAA, or the Little League, offers you some quality assurances.
Baseballs that last
You don't have to go to your local sporting goods store armed with a tape measure, scale, and scalpel (for filleting the ball to check its innards) to make sure you're buying a baseball that conforms to major league standards. Rawlings is the only company licensed by both major leagues to manufacture their official baseballs. So if you buy one of their baseballs, you know you're getting the genuine article.
A ball whose insides are poorly wrapped rapidly becomes misshapen with use. If your baseball is poorly stitched or constructed from inferior leather, it falls apart. Avoid balls made with synthetic leather wrapped around a core of hard plastic. This kind of ball makes a good toy or first ball for a toddler, but if you're a young adult or older, you'll tear its cover off in one good afternoon of batting practice.
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