Blank Bros Glove Co. serves Oakland and the East Bay with professional baseball and softball glove break-in, cleaning, conditioning, relacing, and full restoration. The East Bay has produced generations of ballplayers and holds some of the deepest baseball roots in the state. We help keep those gloves in the game by mail — ship yours to our Northern California shop and it comes back cleaned, relaced, and game-ready, return shipping included.
Deep East Bay baseball roots
From the sandlots of Oakland to the diamonds of Berkeley, Alameda, and the flatlands, the East Bay has been turning out ballplayers for as long as the game’s been played out here — big-league legends included. That legacy still shows up every spring in packed Little League fields and competitive high school and travel programs. And every one of those players has a glove that eventually needs new laces, a real clean, or a full restoration.
Restore it, don’t replace it
A good glove is an investment, and the East Bay knows the value of making things last. When the laces stretch or snap and the pocket goes flat, the answer usually isn’t a $200 replacement — it’s a relace and restoration that brings the glove you already trust back to life. We de-lace, deep clean, condition, re-lace with fresh rawhide, and re-break it, whether it’s a kid’s first Heart of the Hide or a decades-old gamer worth handing down.
Bay-influenced weather, honest wear
The East Bay splits the difference between coast and inland — marine moisture near the shoreline in Alameda and Richmond, warmer and drier as you head toward Hayward, Castro Valley, and the hills. Damp leather loosens laces; dry leather stiffens and cracks. Either way, a periodic clean and condition keeps the leather healthy and the laces from failing mid-season.
Areas we serve around the East Bay
- Oakland & Berkeley
- Alameda, San Leandro & San Lorenzo
- Hayward, Castro Valley & Fremont
- Richmond, El Cerrito & the north East Bay
- The wider Bay Area and anywhere in the USA by mail
What we do
Teams & leagues
Coach or run a program in the East Bay? Ask about team rates and offseason relace drives — blankbrosgloveco@gmail.com. Or just see how mail-in works →
Frequently asked questions
Do you offer baseball glove repair in Oakland or the East Bay?
Yes. We serve Oakland and the entire East Bay — Berkeley, Alameda, San Leandro, Hayward, Castro Valley, Richmond, Fremont, and more — with break-in, cleaning, conditioning, relacing, and restoration by mail, return shipping included.
Is it cheaper to relace my glove than replace it?
Almost always. A full relace and restoration is about $95, versus $150–$400 for a new glove that still has to be broken in. You keep the pocket you already trust.
Can you restore an old glove with sentimental value?
Yes — that’s some of our favorite work. A decades-old East Bay gamer can be de-laced, cleaned, conditioned, relaced, and re-broken so it’s ready to play or to hand down.
Do I mail my glove in or drop it off?
You mail it in. There’s no storefront to visit — ship your glove to our Northern California shop and we send it back game-ready with return shipping included.
How long will my glove take?
About a week in the shop plus shipping each way. Send it over the offseason to have it ready for opening day.