Gants Baseball Enfant

It depends on age and position, but as a starting point, most young players do well with an 9" to 11" glove — check our glove buying guide for a size chart by age.

Softer, lighter leather is easier for smaller hands to close and break in, so young players can actually catch and control the ball instead of fighting a stiff glove.

Once they're comfortable with a pro-style pattern and their hand has grown enough to fill it out — usually around the early teen years, though it varies by player.

Since youth gloves use softer leather, they break in faster than adult gloves — usually just a few sessions of catch, though our Mitt Master service can speed that up if they need it game-ready right away.

A properly fitted glove is more important than room to grow — an oversized glove is harder for a young player to close and control, which can slow their development.

A basic all-around fielding glove is usually the best starting point, since most young players haven't settled into a permanent position yet.

You wear the glove on your non-throwing hand, so a right-handed thrower buys a right-hand-throw (RHT) glove and wears it on the left hand.