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Is your kid's baseball glove too big, too stiff, or simply the wrong fit?

Fourteen-year-old infielder Preston Gurule owns more than 90 gloves—and he has plenty to share about choosing one a young player can actually use.

Preston joins Scott Payne on Dude, Nice Glove to discuss youth baseball glove sizing, hand strength, pocket depth, and the buying mistakes parents can avoid. As the son of Marcus "G" Gurule from Emery Gloves, he's grown up around glove craftsmanship. As a player, he's learned what feels good when it's time to make a play.

"Whenever you have a smaller glove, it's basically like using your actual hand." — Preston Gurule

We discuss: • Why bigger and more expensive don't automatically mean a better fit • Preston's glove suggestions for younger and developing players • When an infielder might be ready for a lighter, shallower glove • His approach to breaking in and caring for a glove • What coaches and parents should consider before borrowing a player's glove • His favorite gamers from a collection spanning American and Japanese brands

Along the way, Preston talks Emery, Yardley, Marucci, IP Select, Leggera, Trinity, ASICS, Take 1, and ZETT. Whether you're shopping for your child's first serious glove or you love hearing someone explain their favorite leather, there's plenty here to enjoy.

PRESTON'S GLOVE PICKS & MODELS DISCUSSED

Youth and developing-player suggestions:

• Emery 7107Y Youth Glove https://www.emerygloveco.com/products/emery-7107y-youth-blonde-light-blue

• Yardley 279 — older 11.5″ model shown; current collection: https://www.yardleysports.com/collections/gloves

• Marucci RS225 11″ — discontinued; reference listing: https://www.justballgloves.com/product/marucci-rs225-series-11--youth-baseball-glove--mfgrs11i/28997/

• Emery Summit Pro 1627 — custom/prototype discussed; current production version: https://www.emerygloveco.com/products/emery-summit-pro-1627-infield-glove-black-gold

Advanced infield suggestions:

• Leggera LE06 — brand collection: https://ballgloveblueprint.com/collections/leggera-taka

• IP Select — exact model not identified; brand collection: https://ballgloveblueprint.com/collections/ip-select

• ZETT Prostatus — exact model not identified; official collection: https://zett-baseball.jp/collections/prostatus

These are Preston's personal suggestions from the conversation. Some gloves are older or custom models from his collection. Where the exact glove isn't available, we've linked a reference page or current collection; linked versions may differ.

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What makes a baseball glove worthy of the Haga name?

I sat down with Adam Vella, Lead Product Manager at Mizuno Corporation, to explore the people, precision, and passion behind some of Japan's most remarkable baseball gloves.

Adam shares a story that captures Haga's standards perfectly: he needed a glove sample for a photograph, but the craftsmen wouldn't send it. The glove wasn't closing correctly—and even for a photo, it wasn't good enough to leave Haga.

We step inside Adam's visits to the factory, including entering Ko Kishimoto's studio and having a glove made for Ichiro Suzuki placed on his hand. We talk about Ichiro's demanding expectations, Nori Ito's years of developing his skills, and the extraordinary opportunity to visit Haga for a personal glove consultation.

Adam also brings out special releases and shares their stories—from classic World Win designs to the Zilla glove and Scott Rolen's Big M revival. We explore how Mizuno's limited-time offer program brings these ideas to North America, where Pro Select and youth Neo gloves fit, and the innovation that put Adam's name on a patent.

Then we finish with the Dude, Nice Glove Lightning Round.

For players, parents, collectors, and people who love gloves way too much.

IN THIS EPISODE • Inside Mizuno's Haga factory in Japan • The craftsmen behind Ichiro's gloves • What it takes to become a Haga craftsman • The Mizuno Craftsman Order experience • Limited-edition gloves and the stories behind their designs • Pro Select, youth Neo, and glove technology • Adam's patented pull/attach tab

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Disclosure: Adam provided two Mizuno glove samples for my son and me, which we discuss in this episode.

Sometimes, playing catch is more than playing catch.

Ethan Jones, the creator behind Cinematic Catch, joins Scott Payne on Dude, Nice Glove to share the story behind his viral glove-pop videos—and how baseball found its way back into the center of his life.

We get into the sound everyone wants to hear: how Ethan captures it, what happens in the edit, why his approach has evolved, and why one of his best-sounding gloves is also tough on his hand.

Then we go beyond the pop. Ethan opens up about college baseball, learning to be coachable, his journey through cycling and video production, and his creative work with Trevor May and the Baseball Bat Bros.

He also shares how it feels to love baseball again, along with his preparations for a Banana Ball tryout at the time of recording.

We finish with a lightning round covering favorite gloves, dream catch locations, and a few unexpected answers.

It's a conversation about creativity, second chances, and the simple joy of throwing a baseball with someone who loves it as much as you do.

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For Marcus "G" Gurule, there's no such thing as the perfect baseball glove. But that doesn't mean he's going to stop trying to make one.

On this episode of Dude, Nice Glove!, we sit down with the head craftsman at Emery Glove Company for a fascinating conversation about innovation, experimentation, and the never-ending pursuit of building a better baseball glove.

G's journey is anything but ordinary. He learned to sew from his mother, spent more than two decades serving in the U.S. Army, and eventually found himself surrounded by hundreds of baseball gloves in need of repair. What started as a passion for restoring old gloves turned into a career designing and improving them—including gloves for Major League Baseball players.

But what makes G special isn't just what he knows about gloves. It's his relentless curiosity about how to make them better.

We kick things off with an incredible Emery 1627 glove developed as part of a project for an MLB player, then dive into the details, stories, and innovations that make G and Emery so unique.

In this episode, we explore:

• The journey from Army veteran to glove craftsman: How G turned a passion for restoring baseball gloves into a career at Emery.

• What makes an Emery different: The hidden construction details, premium materials, and thoughtful improvements that most players never notice.

• The art of continuous improvement: Why G prefers making small, meaningful improvements over claiming to reinvent the baseball glove.

• TruFit: The inspiration behind Emery's innovative approach to improving how a glove fits and feels on your hand.

• Unconventional materials: How G's military background influenced his experimentation with Cordura and other materials.

• Guts and Glory: The personal story behind Emery's military-inspired glove design.

• Wild glove designs: The creativity behind Emery's Hidden Tracks collection and eye-catching colorways.

• Glove break-in secrets: G's perspective on shaping, hot-water treatments, and making a glove perform its best.

• Japanese glove craftsmanship: Why G admires makers like Leggera and what he continues to learn from the world's best.

• The details that matter: Why liners, stitching, leather selection, and internal construction can make or break a great glove.

And, of course, we finish with the Dude, Nice Glove Lightning Round, where G shares his favorite glove makers, materials, most underrated features, and some great stories along the way.

One of the most fascinating things about G is his humility. Despite years of experience restoring, designing, and improving gloves, he's quick to celebrate other craftsmen, acknowledge what he doesn't know, and recognize that there's always something new to learn.

For G, craftsmanship isn't about declaring that you've built the perfect glove.

It's about making the next one better than the last.

Whether you're a serious glove collector, a baseball player, a coach, or someone who simply appreciates the art of making something extraordinary, you're going to love this conversation.

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Move to Japan. Find a baseball team. Step into the box—and discover they want to know whether the American can hit a breaking ball.

Ryan Denton joins Scott Payne on Dude, Nice Glove to share his experience as an American living and playing baseball in Japan.

Ryan introduces us to nanshiki, Japan's rubber-ball baseball, and explains the competition, the pitching, and the culture surrounding the game. He also shares what it meant to find a team that welcomed him, even while he was still learning the language.

And, of course, we talk gloves: neighborhood baseball shops, an unexpected SSK bargain, his prized World Pegasus glove, and the differences between Japanese rubber-ball and hardball models.

From serious hobbies to a glove room where you remove your shoes, Ryan offers a personal look at a baseball world many American fans have never experienced.

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What happens when baseball gloves become a canvas for art?

Devin Colley, founder of DC Gloves, joins Dude, Nice Glove to share how he brings sneaker-inspired colors, museum-inspired textures, and unexpected ideas into baseball.

We explore his bubble-glaze effects, marbled leather, colorful gradients, and the rainbow trout glove that came in a custom tackle box built with help from his dad. Devin also shares the experiments behind his designs, the challenges of creating gloves from his apartment, and his journey toward developing his own glove line.

Beyond the techniques, we hear the stories that make his collection personal—including a glove carrying his great-grandpa's Pepsi patch. We finish with a glove lightning round covering favorite designs, creative ambitions, and his desert-island pick.

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Dude, Nice Glove is for people who love gloves way too much. We meet the craftsmen, players, collectors, and personalities behind remarkable gloves around the world—and share their stories, insights, and love of baseball.

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One pair of hands. Every baseball glove. KC Mack of Mack Provisions joins Dude, Nice Glove to share his journey into making handmade baseball gloves in America.

We explore the details most of us never notice, from leather direction and difficult finger seams to thumb loops, wool padding, and the feel of Horween leather. KC also shares the expensive mistakes behind his first gloves, his experience working with wild boar leather, and the first ugly glove he still keeps.

We finish with a glove lightning round covering vintage favorites, strong opinions, and his desert-island pick.

Explore Mack Provisions: https://mackprovisions.com/

Dude, Nice Glove is for people who love gloves way too much. We meet the craftsmen, players, collectors, and personalities behind remarkable gloves around the world—and share their stories, insights, and love of baseball.

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