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2020 Season - Catcher's Gear in the MLB
With 2020 Opening Day happening a few weeks back, I thought now would be a good time to survey the current landscape of brands dominating the MLB landscape.
Based on the 2020 Opening Day starting catchers of each team, I looked at the brand of gear that each starter is wearing in 2020 and list it below.
Topics are organized by equipment type. So, let's dig in.
Chest Protectors
Most Common Brand: Nike
- Arizona Diamondbacks: Carson Kelly, Nike
- Atlanta Braves: Alex Jackson, Rawlings
- Baltimore Orioles: Pedro Severino, Nike
- Boston Red Sox: Christian Vazquez, Nike
- Chicago Cubs: Willson Contreras, Nike
- Chicago White Sox: Yasmani Grandal, Force3
- Cincinnati Reds: Curt Casali, Nike
- Cleveland Indians: Roberto Perez, Nike
- Colorado Rockies: Tony Wolters, Nike
- Detroit Tigers: Austin Romine, Mizuno
- Houston Astros: Martín Maldonado, All-Star
- Kansas City Royals: Salvador Perez, Rawlings
- Los Angeles Angels: Jason Castro, Nike
- Los Angeles Dodgers: Austin Barnes, Nike
- Miami Marlins: Francisco Cervelli, Easton
- Milwaukee Brewers: Omar Narváez, Rawlings
- Minnesota Twins: Mitch Garver, Nike
- New York Mets: Wilson Ramos, Nike
- New York Yankees: Gary Sanchez, Nike
- Oakland Athletics: Sean Murphy, Rawlings
- Philadelphia Phillies: J.T. Realmuto, Nike
- Pittsburgh Pirates: Jacob Stallings, Nike
- San Diego Padres: Francisco Mejia, Nike
- San Francisco Giants: Tyler Heineman, Force3
- Seattle Mariners: Austin Nola, All-Star
- St. Louis Cardinals: Yadier Molina, Jordan (Nike)
- Tampa Bay Rays: Mike Zunino, Nike
- Texas Rangers: Robinson Chirinos, Nike
- Toronto Blue Jays: Danny Jansen, Nike
- Washington Nationals: Kurt Suzuki, Nike
Catcher's Helmet or Mask
Most Common Brand: All-Star
- Arizona Diamondbacks: Carson Kelly, Force3 / (Wears a Mask)
- Atlanta Braves: Alex Jackson, Rawlings / (Wears a Mask)
- Baltimore Orioles: Pedro Severino, Nike / (Wears a Mask)
- Boston Red Sox: Christian Vazquez, Force3 / (Wears a Mask)
- Chicago Cubs: Willson Contreras, Nike / (Wears a Mask)
- Chicago White Sox: Yasmani Grandal, Force3 / (Wears a Mask)
- Cincinnati Reds: Curt Casali, Nike / (Wears a Mask)
- Cleveland Indians: Roberto Perez, All-Star / (Wears a Catcher's Helmet)
- Colorado Rockies: Tony Wolters, All-Star / (Wears a Catcher's Helmet)
- Detroit Tigers: Austin Romine, Mizuno / (Wears a Mask)
- Houston Astros: Martín Maldonado, All-Star / (Wears a Catcher's Helmet)
- Kansas City Royals: Salvador Perez, Force3 / (Wears a Mask)
- Los Angeles Angels: Jason Castro, All-Star / (Wears a Mask)
- Los Angeles Dodgers: Austin Barnes, Nike / (Wears a Mask)
- Miami Marlins: Francisco Cervelli, All-Star / (Wears a Catcher's Helmet)
- Milwaukee Brewers: Omar Narváez, Rawlings / (Wears a Catcher's Helmet)
- Minnesota Twins: Mitch Garver, Force3 / (Wears a Mask)
- New York Mets: Wilson Ramos, Nike / (Wears a Mask)
- New York Yankees: Gary Sanchez, All-Star / (Wears a Catcher's Helmet)
- Oakland Athletics: Sean Murphy, Rawlings / (Wears a Mask)
- Philadelphia Phillies: J.T. Realmuto, Nike / (Wears a Mask)
- Pittsburgh Pirates: Jacob Stallings, All-Star / (Wears a Catcher's Helmet)
- San Diego Padres: Francisco Mejia, All-Star / (Wears a Catcher's Helmet)
- San Francisco Giants: Tyler Heineman, Force3 / (Wears a Mask)
- Seattle Mariners: Austin Nola, All-Star / (Wears a Mask)
- St. Louis Cardinals: Yadier Molina, All-Star / (Wears a Catcher's Helmet)
- Tampa Bay Rays: Mike Zunino, Nike / (Wears a Mask)
- Texas Rangers: Robinson Chirinos, Force3 / (Wears a Catcher's Helmet)
- Toronto Blue Jays: Danny Jansen, Nike / (Wears a Mask)
- Washington Nationals: Kurt Suzuki, Force3 / (Wears a Mask)
Leg Guards
Most Common Brand: Nike
- Arizona Diamondbacks: Carson Kelly, Nike
- Atlanta Braves: Alex Jackson, Rawlings
- Baltimore Orioles: Pedro Severino, Nike
- Boston Red Sox: Christian Vazquez, Nike (Uses Knee Savers)
- Chicago Cubs: Willson Contreras, Nike
- Chicago White Sox: Yasmani Grandal, Force3
- Cincinnati Reds: Curt Casali, Nike
- Cleveland Indians: Roberto Perez, Nike
- Colorado Rockies: Tony Wolters, Nike
- Detroit Tigers: Austin Romine, Mizuno
- Houston Astros: Martín Maldonado, All-Star
- Kansas City Royals: Salvador Perez, Rawlings
- Los Angeles Angels: Jason Castro, Nike (Uses Knee Savers)
- Los Angeles Dodgers: Austin Barnes, Nike
- Miami Marlins: Francisco Cervelli, Easton
- Milwaukee Brewers: Omar Narváez, Rawlings
- Minnesota Twins: Mitch Garver, Nike
- New York Mets: Wilson Ramos, Nike (Uses Knee Savers)
- New York Yankees: Gary Sanchez, Nike
- Oakland Athletics: Sean Murphy, Rawlings (Uses Knee Savers)
- Philadelphia Phillies: J.T. Realmuto, Nike
- Pittsburgh Pirates: Jacob Stallings, Nike
- San Diego Padres: Francisco Mejia, Nike
- San Francisco Giants: Tyler Heineman, Force3
- Seattle Mariners: Austin Nola, All-Star
- St. Louis Cardinals: Yadier Molina, Jordan (Nike)
- Tampa Bay Rays: Mike Zunino, Nike
- Texas Rangers: Robinson Chirinos, Nike
- Toronto Blue Jays: Danny Jansen, Nike
- Washington Nationals: Kurt Suzuki, Nike
Catcher's Mitt
Most Common Brand: Rawlings
- Arizona Diamondbacks: Carson Kelly, Rawlings
- Atlanta Braves: Alex Jackson, Rawlings
- Baltimore Orioles: Pedro Severino, Rawlings
- Boston Red Sox: Christian Vazquez, Rawlings
- Chicago Cubs: Willson Contreras, Wilson
- Chicago White Sox: Yasmani Grandal, Force3
- Cincinnati Reds: Curt Casali, Rawlings
- Cleveland Indians: Roberto Perez, All-Star
- Colorado Rockies: Tony Wolters, Mizuno
- Detroit Tigers: Austin Romine, Mizuno
- Houston Astros: Martín Maldonado, All-Star
- Kansas City Royals: Salvador Perez, Rawlings
- Los Angeles Angels: Jason Castro, Wilson
- Los Angeles Dodgers: Austin Barnes, Wilson
- Miami Marlins: Francisco Cervelli, Easton
- Milwaukee Brewers: Omar Narváez, Rawlings
- Minnesota Twins: Mitch Garver, Wilson
- New York Mets: Wilson Ramos, Wilson
- New York Yankees: Gary Sanchez, Rawlings
- Oakland Athletics: Sean Murphy, Rawlings
- Philadelphia Phillies: J.T. Realmuto, Rawlings
- Pittsburgh Pirates: Jacob Stallings, Rawlings
- San Diego Padres: Francisco Mejia, Rawlings
- San Francisco Giants: Tyler Heineman, Rawlings
- Seattle Mariners: Austin Nola, Rawlings
- St. Louis Cardinals: Yadier Molina, Rawlings
- Tampa Bay Rays: Mike Zunino, Rawlings
- Texas Rangers: Robinson Chirinos, Rawlings
- Toronto Blue Jays: Danny Jansen, Rawlings
- Washington Nationals: Kurt Suzuki, Rawlings
Wrapping It Up
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Scott Perry
Scott Perry is the owner and lead author at Catchers Home. He's a former baseball player, a current coach, a husband and a Dad. He remains as passionate about baseball today as he was as a kid.