Rawlings and the Atlantic League team up to give some generic catcher's gear a whole new look.

The lineup includes pitchers, fielders, first baseman and catchers’ mitts. They are on sale through the end of the year at the Rawlings Gear website.

The new gear will make its on-field debut Thursday and is expected to be worn for the balance of this season. Atlantic League catchers who prefer to wear the traditional-style mask, which doesn't ...

So is this the future of catcher's gear? Thompson, the Rawlings executive, thinks so. "Everybody's going to fall in love with it," he said. "And really, it's not like we've re-created the wheel here.