Built for the Ballplayer

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Grip started with a simple idea: make premium baseball gear that gives players more value than what they paid for.

I grew up around baseball as a player, and later built experience in manufacturing. When I decided to start Grip, I wanted to bring those two worlds together. I knew what players wanted from their gear, but I also understood what goes into making a quality product.

I saw an opportunity to create something different, a baseball brand that could deliver premium materials, great designs, and quality construction without feeling like players and parents had to overpay just because the word “premium” was attached to it.

That starts with our batting gloves. We use premium Cabretta leather because of the softness, feel, and performance it provides. As we've expanded into sliding mitts and protective equipment, we've kept the same approach: make it feel premium, make it look premium, make it perform, and price it at a point where the customer feels like they got more than what they paid for.

But Grip was never meant to just be another company selling baseball equipment.

We want to be part of the baseball community. You'll find us at tournaments, showcases, high school fields, training facilities, and around the players and families who make up the game. We want to build real relationships with the people who wear our products and listen to what they want from us next.

That's also why design matters so much to Grip. Baseball gear should perform, but players should also be excited to put it on. We want our products to stand out while still being clean, intentional, and true to the game.

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What Grip Stands For

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Grip is for the player who loves baseball and takes pride in how they play it.

The player who stays after practice. The player who gets extra swings when nobody is watching. The player who wants to get better every day, whether they're playing youth baseball, high school, college, or professionally.

That's where Day One's comes from.

It's about remembering the people who believed in you from the beginning and remembering the mindset you had before anybody knew your name. Stay committed to the process. Stay confident in the work you've put in. And never forget why you started.

Premium gear. Fair value. Built around the game we love.

This is Grip.

I especially like “make it feel premium, make it look premium, make it perform, and price it at a point where the customer feels like they got more than they paid for.” That could become one of the core principles of the entire Grip brand—not just something you say to Dick's. It explains your positioning without claiming you're cheap or discounting the premium image.