Blank Bros Glove Co. serves the entire San Francisco Bay Area with professional glove break-in, cleaning, conditioning, relacing, and full restoration. There isn’t a dedicated glove-restoration shop on every corner in the Bay — so we made mail-in dead simple. Box up your gamer, ship it to our Northern California shop, and it comes back cleaned, relaced, and game-ready with return shipping included. No storefront to drive to, no appointment, no rush.
One of the most baseball-dense regions in the country
Two big-league franchises’ worth of history, some of the most competitive travel and showcase ball in California, and a climate that lets kids play twelve months a year — the Bay Area runs on baseball. That also means a lot of gloves logging a lot of innings, from Little League first mitts to $300 travel-ball gamers. When a glove that’s already shaped to your hand starts to break down, relacing and restoring it beats starting over with stiff new leather every time.
Bay Area micro-climates are hard on leather
The Bay is really a dozen climates in one. Coastal fog and salt air near the city and the Peninsula keep leather damp and invite mildew and slack laces. Inland — the Tri-Valley, the South Bay, the far East Bay — dry triple-digit summers do the opposite, pulling moisture out of the leather until it stiffens and cracks. Both wear a glove out faster than people expect, and both are fixable. That’s why we tailor cleaning and conditioning to where a glove actually lives.
Areas we serve across the Bay
- San Jose & the South Bay — Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Campbell, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Gilroy
- San Francisco & the Peninsula — Daly City, South San Francisco, San Mateo, Burlingame
- Oakland & the East Bay — Berkeley, Alameda, San Leandro, Hayward, Castro Valley, Richmond
- The Tri-Valley — Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, Livermore, Danville
- Fremont, Union City, Newark and the rest of the Bay
- Anywhere in the USA by mail, return shipping included
What we do
Why mail-in works for busy Bay Area families
Between travel-ball weekends, traffic, and packed schedules, driving a glove somewhere isn’t realistic for most Bay Area players. Mail-in fixes that: see how it works — ship it when it’s convenient, track the whole thing, and get your glove back ready to play. Not sure whether to restore or replace? Read relace vs. buy new or what relacing costs.
Teams, travel programs & leagues
Coach or run a program anywhere in the Bay? Ask about team rates and our partner program — offseason relace drives and team break-ins. Email blankbrosgloveco@gmail.com.
Frequently asked questions
Do you repair baseball gloves in the Bay Area?
Yes. We serve the entire San Francisco Bay Area — San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland and the East Bay, the Peninsula, and the Tri-Valley — with break-in, cleaning, conditioning, relacing, and full restoration. We’re based in Northern California and work by mail, so you ship your glove in and it comes back game-ready with return shipping included.
Do I have to drop my glove off somewhere?
No. There’s no storefront to visit. You mail your glove to our shop, we do the work, and we ship it back — return shipping is included. It’s built for busy Bay Area schedules.
How long does mail-in take?
Most gloves are turned around in about a week in the shop, plus shipping each way. Over the offseason it’s even easier — send it in before the spring rush and it’s ready for the first tournament.
Can you restore a premium travel-ball glove?
Absolutely. Wilson A2000s, Rawlings Heart of the Hide, Marucci, Nokona — premium leather is built to be restored. A relace and restoration keeps the gamer a competitive Bay Area player already trusts.
Does the Bay Area’s weather really affect my glove?
More than people think. Coastal fog and salt air keep leather damp and laces slack; inland heat dries leather out and cracks it. We adjust our cleaning and conditioning to how and where the glove is used.