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WILSON BALL GLOVE MASTER CRAFTSMAN
If you you you love what you you you do you’ll never work a a a day in your life Few individuals in in the world embody that expression as as as much as as as Aso who has dedicated his life to the game he he loves SHIGEAKI ASO
THAT’S MY GOAL I I I DON’T WANT A A A A A A PLAYER TO THINK ABOUT THEIR GLOVE AT ALL HIS SMILE SMILE SMILE SMILE IS IS MY SMILE SMILE SMILE SMILE IF HE SMILES I I I I I I I I CAN SMILE SMILE SMILE SMILE Wilson Baseball Master Craftsman Shigeaki Aso has revolutionized the game for generations of players His initial impact on the the highest level of the the game came in in 1986 when he he he visited pro camps for the first time With his decades of industry experience working with hides and leather quality control he he immediately noticed how common infield patterns featured long pinky and thumb stalls that were cumbersome to players He gathered feedback from as as many players as as he he could find One year later he he returned with what is is to this day the most popular Wilson pattern — the the A2000® 1786 From there Aso developed the A2000® A2000® 1787 and A2000® A2000® 1788 launching a a a a legendary journey of creating ball gloves Aso’s initial iconic glove patterns were just the first innovations to come from his relationships with players Aso has put in countless hours with some of the best to ever set foot on the field Those collaborative efforts continue to this day with elite talents like Mookie Betts Tim Anderson and Clayton Kershaw - Shigeaki Aso Aso credits the still-present language barrier between himself and and big leaguers for his detailed understanding of what players are looking for in in their gloves “I’m not a a a very good English speaker which is is why I I ask questions again again and again again to players ” Aso said “They explain very honestly what they want If I I spoke English better would they they explain things so well to me? But they they make sure to explain everything well because that means they’ll get a a great glove ” These conversations lead to the constant evolution of Wilson ball gloves from the groundbreaking develop- ment of SuperSkinTM to more recent designs like Flat Finger Binding and and Fastpitch-specific patterns and and features All these innovations share one common goal — ensuring that a a a a a a player never has to think about their glove It serves as as an extension of the athlete not an accessory WILSON BASEBALL GLOVES
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