Best Baseball Cleats

Baseball is America's pastime and the smell of fresh cut grass and the leather of a new glove is a smell all baseball players of any age can enjoy. Since Opening Day is just under two weeks away for the MLB, I thought it would be helpful for those people looking to buy new cleats for the new season. Depending on your age you may not be able to choose between rubber and metal cleats, however, this guide is more catered towards high school students who are looking to get a leg up, or in this case, a cleat up.

LOOK FOR light weight cleats. In most sports you want athletic footwear that is very light so you will be able to jump, move, and run faster.

AVOID rubber cleats. Even though you might be used to wearing rubber cleats throughout Little League and maybe you are very comfortable with them, but metal cleats offer better cutting and stopping ability which is huge on the base path and out in the field.

LOOK FOR darker cleats. A lot of people enjoy choosing cleats that define their personal style and a lot of young athletes like to wear white cleats to look cooler so to speak. However, wearing dark color cleats, preferably black offers a psychological advantage: you look slower. Who wants to look slower though? Base stealer's. If you give the appearance of looking slower you will be paid less attention by the pitcher and fielders and have a small advantage when trying to steal.

AVOID low top cleats. Twisting an ankle is a sure fire way to lose a week or two of your season, or maybe in some cases the whole year. High top cleats give you the support you need when running in the swampy outfields of late March and early April and give you better support while making cuts while running the bases.

LOOK FOR durable material. A lot of cleats are only made to support you for one season, but if you look for a tough material you may able to hold on to these cleats for two seasons, especially if you have a good year and are a little superstitious.