The Worcester-made, handcrafted baseball glove nearly met its untimely end last year. Longtime leather goods manufacturer Jim Devaney and his two sons had entered into a joint venture in 2007 ...

Around one million Japanese-made fine leather baseball gloves are sold annually. 01:55 But since even the slightest defect can affect a game's outcome, they're frequently discarded.

"The project was a challenge for me as well." To complete the glove, Morikawa used a stiffer kind of leather that is not typically used in baseball gloves for the base and inserted a plastic sheet ...

Situated in Tokyo’s Ota and Setagaya wards, the Re-Birth renovation studio’s outlets collect secondhand gloves from individuals and baseball teams. The inside leather and laces of the gloves ...