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The Caribbean Series, explained

Founded 1949 in Havana. The DR's all-time dominance. Mexico's recent rise. Why winter ball still matters for MLB careers — and why the Kachi heritage program traces back here. 続きを読む...

The first glove buying guide — for parents who didn't grow up with the sport

Direct help for first-time baseball parents. How sizing actually works, why position matters more than age, what NOT to buy, what to expect at each age band. 続きを読む...

What to do when your glove gets wet

Triage, controlled drying, conditioning, reshaping. Step-by-step rescue when your Kachi takes on water — rain, mud, sweat, even the washing machine. 続きを読む...

Japanese Kip vs American steerhide: a working pitcher's leather guide

What Japanese Kip leather actually is, why it became the professional standard in NPB and CPBL, and how it compares to American steerhide on weight, durability, and break-in. Plus the legitimate trade-offs nobody else will tell you about. 続きを読む...

The Latin & Caribbean baseball pipeline

A long-form essay on the genealogy of modern Major League Baseball. From Roberto Clemente to Mariano Rivera to Miguel Cabrera — eleven nations whose flags we embroider for free on every Kachi glove, because they are not a marketing decision. They are the lineage of the sport. 続きを読む...

Why pitchers design better gloves

Pitchers see the most defensive events on a baseball field. They have the most information about what a glove actually has to do — and most of that information never reaches the product team. Kachi co-founders Julio Teherán and Carlos Castillo pitched professionally for 18 seasons combined. 続きを読む...

Julio Teherán on His Rookie Glove: A 2× All-Star's Spec Walkthrough

Julio Teherán walks through every decision he made when designing his first Kachi pitcher's glove — pocket depth, web style, leather, lacing, embroidery. In English and Spanish. 続きを読む...

Inside Kachi Baseball: A Day at Carlos Castillo's Miami Academy

Behind every Kachi glove is a Miami academy run by a former MLB pitcher. A photo-essay walkthrough of a Saturday morning at Kachi Baseball — the cages, the kids, the... 続きを読む...

Kachi Gloves vs. Wilson A2000: A Former MLB Pitcher's Honest Comparison

The Wilson A2000 is the most-searched custom baseball glove in the United States. It's also genuinely good. Here's how a Kachi custom build stacks up — where Wilson wins, where... 続きを読む...

Japanese Kip vs. Steerhide vs. US Kip: What Leather Actually Matters

From a former NPB and CPBL pitcher: why Japanese Kip is the professional leather standard in Asia and the Majors, how it actually differs from US steerhide, and what that... 続きを読む...

How to Customize a Baseball Glove: A Former MLB Pitcher's Guide

Carlos Castillo walks through every decision in a custom baseball glove build — position, size, leather, web, pocket depth, lacing, embroidery — with the reasoning he uses at his Miami... 続きを読む...

Baseball Glove Oil vs. Conditioner: What Actually Works

Oil vs. conditioner vs. saddle soap vs. mink oil vs. shaving cream (don't). Carlos Castillo on what 18 years in pro baseball taught him about keeping a glove alive for... 続きを読む...

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