It’s going to be a bit easier for Will Klein to catch ’em all these days.
The Dodgers pitcher revealed on Wednesday he recently netted a custom baseball mitt that features an actual Pokemon card implanted inside of it.
Klein said the guys over at 44 Pro, who’ve created custom gloves for him and other athletes for years, surprised him with it after they out of the blue asked him what his favorite Pokemon was.
“Obviously I said Tyranitar because that’s the only right answer,” Klein said. “They were like, ‘All right,’ and they went to work.”
Klein — a massive Pokemon fan — said he had no idea what his mitt-making friends were up to, but this week, he got an unexpected package from them wrapped in foil.
“I whip this bad boy out,” he said, “and I didn’t even know you could do anything like this.”
The glove is all Dodger blue with some red accents, and on the webbing, a Tyrantir card can be prominently seen.
Klein said he’s unsure if he can actually use it in a game, but he nonetheless is considering it one of his most prized possessions.
“It’s probably now the coolest thing I own,” he said.
Klein later revealed in addition to Tyrantir, he’s got love for Nidoking, Flygon and Swampert — perhaps indirectly presenting a whole new set of challenges for 44 Pro folks.
