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Best youth catchers mitts (2026)
The full youth lineup — boys and girls, baseball and softball. Easy-close models for first-timers up to pro-pattern leather for travel-ball teens, grouped by brand. Pick a level of play below, and size by age in the chart at the bottom.
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Rawlings youth catchers mitts
Rawlings fields the deepest youth catcher’s mitt bench — from the easy-close Sure Catch for first-timers to a true Heart of the Hide youth contour for travel-ball teens. Seven picks here cover every level of play, plus a fastpitch option for girls.
Youth baseball · ~55–65 mph
Top pick Pro
Rawlings Heart of the Hide Youth Contour 32.5″
For advanced travel-ball teens moving up to real leather.
The Heart of the Hide youth contour brings Rawlings’ pro steerhide down to a 32.5″ fit that smaller hands can actually close. The move-up youth catcher’s mitt for a travel-ball teen asking when premium leather is finally worth it.
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Youth baseball · ~45–55 mph
Advanced amateur
Rawlings Select Pro Lite Youth 32″
For competitive kids who want a pro’s pattern.
Adley Rutschman’s youth model — a light 32″ pro-style pattern cut for competitive 8-to-12-year-olds, with a cushioned palm pad that takes the sting out of travel-ball velocity.
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Youth baseball · ~45–55 mph
Advanced amateur
Rawlings R9 Youth Contour 32″
For developing catchers logging serious innings.
The pro-style R9 pattern in a 32″ contour fit that hugs smaller hands — a solid answer to “what size catcher’s mitt for an 11-year-old” who is catching real rec or travel innings.
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Youth baseball · ~35–45 mph
Best value League tier
Rawlings Sure Catch Youth
For first-timers and rec kids — easy to close.
Built around a parent’s first question — can my kid actually squeeze it shut? The Sure Catch’s easy-close design makes it the friendliest entry youth catcher’s mitt here, sized 31.5″ for roughly ages 7–10.
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Youth baseball · ~35–45 mph
League tier
Rawlings Renegade Youth 32.5″
For league catchers who want real leather cheap.
Soft all-leather feel at a league price, sized 32.5″ for roughly ages 8–13 — a step up in durability from synthetic entry mitts without a step up in break-in time.
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Youth baseball · ~35–45 mph
League tier
Rawlings Sandlot Youth-Adult 33″
For 13–14-year-olds growing into adult sizes.
A 33″ two-piece solid-web mitt that bridges youth and adult sizing — the pick for a 13-or-14-year-old who needs one glove to carry them into high-school ball.
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Size 33″ · Price $
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Youth softball · ~35–45 mph
League tier Softball
Rawlings Shut Out Youth (softball) 31.5″
For young fastpitch catchers starting out.
An entry fastpitch catcher’s mitt for girls getting started behind the plate — the 31.5″ pattern fits most 8-to-12-year-old softball catchers and tames the bigger 11″ ball.
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Size 31.5″ · Price $
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Mizuno youth catchers mitts
Mizuno’s PowerClose tech answers the most common youth-catching complaint — a mitt the kid can’t close. Five picks run from a first mitt that shuts itself to a teen-ready MVP Prime, plus the Finch fastpitch line for girls.
Youth baseball · ~55–65 mph
Pro
Mizuno MVP Prime Youth 34″
For teen catchers stepping up to the big diamond.
Smooth professional-style leather in a 34″ pattern — the size most 14-year-olds need on the full-size diamond — that still breaks in soft enough for a teen to game-ready quickly.
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Size 34″ · Price $$
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Youth baseball · ~45–55 mph
Advanced amateur
Mizuno Prospect Select Youth 33″
For competitive youth catchers on travel teams.
A genuine step-up youth catcher’s mitt — sturdier shell than Mizuno’s entry models, sized 33″ for 11-to-13-year-olds on travel teams, without jumping to adult pricing.
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Youth baseball · ~35–45 mph
League tier
Mizuno Prospect PowerClose 32.5″
For 9–12-year-olds learning to receive.
PowerClose padding and a ParaShock palm let young catchers close the mitt around the ball from day one — the 32.5″ cut suits most 9-to-12-year-olds.
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Size 32.5″ · Price $
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Youth baseball · ~35–45 mph
League tier
Mizuno Prospect PowerClose 31.5″
For the youngest catchers just starting out.
The smallest PowerClose cut — 31.5″ for catchers around 7–10 who are just learning to receive. Same easy-close help in a lighter, shorter pattern.
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Size 31.5″ · Price $
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Youth softball · ~35–45 mph
League tier Softball
Mizuno Prospect Finch Youth (softball)
For girls getting started behind the plate.
Jennie Finch’s youth fastpitch line — a PowerClose softball catcher’s mitt with a deeper pocket for the 11″ ball, made for girls getting started behind the plate.
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Size 32.5″ · Price $
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All-Star youth catchers mitts
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All-Star builds catcher’s gear first and everything else second. Their youth mitts scale real pro patterns down to 31½–33½″ — four picks from a beginner’s Top Star to the pro-grade CM1100.
Youth baseball · ~55–65 mph
Pro
All-Star Pro Advanced CM1100 Youth
For the advanced young catcher with big-league habits.
All-Star’s pro pattern scaled to a 31.5″ youth cut — real protection and pro-grade leather for the advanced young catcher who already frames like a pro.
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Size 31.5″ · Price $$
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Youth baseball · ~45–55 mph
Advanced amateur
All-Star S7 Elite Pro Travel Youth 33″
For serious travel-ball youth catchers.
The S7’s pro-pattern feel in a 33″ youth shell — built for serious travel-ball catchers handling the hardest pitching they’ve seen yet.
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Size 33″ · Price $$
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Youth baseball · ~35–45 mph
League tier
All-Star Future Star Youth 33.5″
For the developing league catcher.
An approachable 33.5″ for the developing league catcher — a bigger pocket for a 12-to-14-year-old, gentle break-in, league-tier price.
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Size 33.5″ · Price $
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Youth baseball · ~35–45 mph
League tier
All-Star Top Star Youth 31.5″
For young beginners who need a light mitt.
Light and small-pattern at 31.5″ — aimed squarely at beginners around 7–10 who need a catcher’s mitt that won’t fight them.
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Size 31.5″ · Price $
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Marucci youth catchers mitts
Marucci’s youth line runs from the entry Caddo for under-12 catchers up to step-up Krewe steerhide — three picks for kids who want the M on their mitt.
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Youth baseball · ~55–65 mph
Pro
Marucci Krewe V3 Youth 32.5″
For committed young catchers past entry mitts.
Step-up Marucci steerhide in a 32.5″ youth pattern — for the committed young catcher who has outgrown entry mitts but isn’t ready for adult sizing.
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Youth baseball · ~45–55 mph
Advanced amateur
Marucci Acadia Youth 32″
For the developing travel catcher.
Clean, durable youth steerhide at 32″ — Marucci’s everyday workhorse for the developing travel catcher who needs a mitt to last the season.
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Youth baseball · ~35–45 mph
League tier
Marucci Caddo V3 Youth 31″
For under-12 catchers on a budget.
Marucci’s entry catcher’s mitt for under-12 kids — a simple 31″ pattern that’s easy to close and easy on the budget.
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Size 31″ · Price $
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What size catcher’s mitt by age
Sizing matters most for young catchers — too big and they can’t close it. Match the age band, then pick a mitt that fits.
| Age | Baseball | Fastpitch / softball |
|---|---|---|
| 7 & under | 31–31.5″ | 29.5–30″ |
| 8–10 | 31.5–32.5″ | 31–32″ |
| 11–13 | 32–33″ | 32.5–33.5″ |
| 14+ (teen) | 33–33.5″ | 33.5–34″ |
Go deeper for young catchers
- Catcher’s mitt sizes — the full age-by-age guidepublished
- Why PowerClose? Easy-close mitts that kids can actually shutto write
- How to break in a youth catcher’s mitt (fast)to write
- Why Heart of the Hide? When premium leather is worth it for a teenpublished
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