Franklin’s newest batting glove, the Powerstrap, has taken one more step into the mainstream with the addition of the glove in Franklin’s online customization site. “The ultimate step forward is ...

Which Franklin batting gloves are best? There are plenty of methods to improve your game when it comes to baseball. Most of them require time, effort and dedication, such as working out and practicing ...

Whether the pink accents highlighting the Franklin-made Mother’s Day batting gloves across MLB or the one-off custom designs for players such as Ronald Acuna or Francisco Lindor, the official batting ...

Irving H. Franklin, a longtime sporting goods manufacturer who developed the first batting glove specifically designed for baseball with Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt in 1983, died Nov. 10 at 93.

STOUGHTON, Mass. -- Irving H. Franklin, who co-founded Franklin Sports in 1946 with his brother Sydney FranklinIrving Franklin was a true visionary in producing the prototype of the batting glove that ...

Irving H. Franklin, an innovator in the sporting goods industry who teamed with Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt to invent the baseball batting glove, died in his sleep Thursday in Falmouth, Mass. He was 93 ...