EvoShield MLB Catcher's Thumb Guard - Black, Large/X-Large

We installed this thumb guard inside my son's catcher's mitt permanently. It works well, and my son says it feels like it is doing a good job of protecting his thumb. I found that after I boiled it and molded it to his thumb (and the inside of his mitt) that it has held its shape well (it has been installed there for over a year now). My son is in high school and regularly receives pitches, as catcher, in excess of 90 mph (to give you an idea of the environment it is used in). We are going to get him a new backup mitt here shortly, and I am likely to buy another one of these for that mitt.

I bought one, formed it TIGHT around my thumb... too tight. Bought another, not quite as tight, works better. Actually is perfect! I wish I used this years ago.

Todo excellent

Was a gift for my son’s friend. He said he liked it. Fit fine and helped him with his catching.

I am a dad catching a 19y freshman college pitcher, fastball speeds 80+. Any ball caught in the mitt with a glancing blow on the inside/outer edge of the thumb were destroying my thumb by wrenching it/bending it back in the glove (even though I have a brand new catcher's mitt). As my son's velocity has climbed I was convinced it was a matter of time before something bad happened to my thumb. This product ~stopped~ the problem. I just ordered another one two days ago. I lent mine to a kid catching my son, not sure if I will get it back! Update: 1/30/24 - My son is still going strong, hoping to go pro. Speeds are in the high 80's low 90's. I won't catch anything from him unless I have this in my mitt. Saved me from serious thumb damage many times.

I don't know if it's because we didn't get the shaping quite right, but once it set, it fit but never felt comfortable in his mitt. Never used it and, since it molds to a specific person, it's unusable by anyone else.

I don’t post many reviews, but I had to mention how great this guard is. I was in the batting cages today and caught a 70+ mph pitch wrong and it blew out my thumb. Now, I still sprained my thumb, but I’m convinced without this guard, I would have torn some ligaments! It could have been a much worse outcome without it. I’ll always catch with this in my glove!

Performed as expected, but a bit bulky to insert into the mitt unless you loosen the ties somewhat. UPDATE: Just couldn't make it work so that glove and shield worked comfortably - not in use for now.

Muy bonita ideal para lo que se ocupa

Sehr gut. Gekauft für einen Baseballspieler. Verpackung war beschädigt, daher Hygiene nicht gegeben, sofort Neuzusendung.

My son plays catcher on his baseball team, and he's hypermobile. This clever little brace helps prevent his thumb from being forced back too far while he's catching. I think we'll probably buy this again.

Was simple to mold and works exactly as it should. Feel almost no pain in thumb that would almost always be sore. Also helps with holding on to catches that might have hit thumb and dropped before

The guard was easy to fit as explained but even though we had wrapped it tight the edges are not as snug as I was expecting. Also very tough to fit in some gloves. I purchased for catching but it won't fit the mitt I have, it's too thick. If it does fit your glove, then it does a good job.