Custom Catcher's Mitt – Japanese Kip Leather

A Catcher's Mitt Built by Pitchers Who Threw to Them

Most custom mitts are designed by catchers or equipment brands. This one was designed by two pitchers who spent their careers asking catchers to frame borderline strikes and block 58-foot sliders. Carlos Castillo and Julio Teherán know what a catcher's mitt has to do, because they needed it to do that for them — at the highest level of the game.

Why This Mitt, and Not the Obvious Alternative

The standard move is Rawlings HOH Custom or Wilson A2000 Catcher's Mitt. Both are good. Both are also $400–$500, built on the same pattern runs those brands have used for decades, and outsourced to the same handful of factories most premium glove brands share.

Kachi's custom catcher's mitt is built in the same tier of Japanese Kip leather — sourced from the same Japanese tannery network that Carlos used during his NPB seasons with the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks — and priced to reward direct-to-consumer ordering, not retail markup. The construction is done by artisans whose day job is pro-spec mitts, and the break-in technique comes out of 18 years of professional-level preparation work.

Specs Refined by Pitchers

• Sizes: 32″ (youth/amateur) · 33″ (standard adult) · 34″ (power pitchers / hard-throwing bullpens)
• Web Options: Closed · Modified Trap · Single Post
• Palm Padding: Reinforced multi-layer for foul-tip protection without deadening framing feel
• Pocket Profile: Deeper than a fielder's mitt by design — engineered for framing stability on the edges of the zone
• Japanese Kip Leather: 30% lighter than steerhide, 2× stronger. Arms get tired in the 8th inning of a doubleheader. This leather doesn't add to that.
• Quick-Release Design: Optimized for accurate throws to second
• Moisture-Wick Lining: Keeps hands dry through 3-hour games in August

Customization

• 14 leather colors + 4 specialty fades
• Lacing: traditional, contrast, neon
• Personal embroidery on thumb and finger (name, number, verse, team logo)
• Free heritage-flag embroidery option
• Left-hand-throw available

From the Pitchers Who Designed It

"After 18 years throwing to pro catchers, I know exactly what a catcher needs — protection, quick transfers, pop-up blocking, framing feel. This mitt is built around those needs."

What Comes With Every Custom Build

• Lifetime craftsmanship guarantee
• Shipped from Miami
• Typical build: 6–8 weeks after specifications are approved

Before You Order

Unsure which size or web style fits your league and catching style? Email hello@kachigloves.com to book a free sizing call, or check the size guide.