Gear up like Albert Pujols with Marucci’s AP5 Pro Maple and Rawlings’ Heart of the Hide First Base Mitt

He’s one of the most dominant players in baseball, a feared power hitter with a major presence in the field.

He’s a nine-time All-Star, a six-time Silver Slugger winner and a two-time Gold Glove winner. Alongside the great Lou Gehrig, he’s the only other player in Major League Baseball history to post nine consecutive seasons with 30 doubles, a .300 batting average, 30 home runs, and 100 runs batted in or better.

Albert Pujols is easily one of the best baseball players currently in the sport, and maybe one of the best ever.

If there’s one thing we can say about Pujols, it’s that he didn’t get to where he is today by playing with small ball gear. Pujols uses some of the best stuff out there.

At the plate, his weapon of choice is Marucci’s AP5 Pro Maple Wood Baseball Bat.

It’s constructed with professional grade maple for a lightweight feel and tons of pop. Maple is the material of choice for many professional ballplayers, because it performs so much better than ash or bamboo, and Marucci’s pro maple is some of the best you can find.

The AP5 has a thin .90″ handle and 2 1/2″ barrel. Each bat is hand crafted and bone rubbed for an excellent feel and a superb look. Get it for $119.99 at Baseball Express.

In the field, Pujols uses a 12 3/4″ Rawlings Heart of the Hide First Base Mitt. It’s no surprise here that a MLB star is using a Heart of the Hide glove — they’ve been used by countless Gold Glove winners in the past.

Pujols’ specific cut is a moderately sized first base mitt, which provides the best of both worlds. It’s got a large enough pocket to help with snagging some of those tough first baseman catches, but it’s also designed to make it easy for the first baseman to remove the ball from the pocket and make another play in the infield.

It’s got a horizontal bar with X-laced web and a conventional back.

Get it for $209.99 at Baseball Express.

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Rangers or Cardinals? Show your World Series fandom with the official ALCS/NLCS Champs locker room gear!

The matchup is set. The Texas Rangers will return to the World Series this year to face the hot-hitting St. Louis Cardinals.

Game 1 is slated to start Wednesday evening, and it’s sure to be the start to an interesting series. It’ll showcase the Cardinals’ power at the plate — provided courtesy of Albert Pujols, Rafael Furcal and Lance Berkman — against Texas’ talented fielders like Josh Hamilton, Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz.

Show your fandom for this year’s Fall Classic with our selection of ALCS and NLCS Championship locker room gear. Here’s this year’s official League Championship Series locker room apparel:

Related: Shop our entire selection of MLB hats, shirts and apparel.

Gear up for opening day with a brand new MLB T-shirt

Five days. A hundred and twenty hours. Seven thousand, two hundred minutes.

Opening day is getting closer and closer. It won’t be long until the Yankees and Red Sox officially break the seal on the 2010 MLB season this Sunday.

Whether your team will be playing at Fenway or some place far away, gear up for the new season in style. Baseball Express has stocked a collection of brand new MLB T-shirts in just about every style, from Dri-Fit training shirts to old school throwback shirts.

We have logo gear from all 30 MLB teams in a variety of different styles. Get them for $14.99 – $22.99.

You can see the entire selection here. But here are some of our favorites:

Related: Browse our entire selection of MLB baseball caps.

Happy Spring Training! Get a New Era 2010 MLB batting practice cap

The waiting is finally over. Spring Training goes full-swing this week.

Teams throughout the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues will throw the first pitches of the 2010 Spring Training season this week. Whether you’re in Arizona or Florida — or just watching from home — make sure you do it in style.

Baseball Express has just received the official 2010 New Era MLB Batting Practice Hats. They’re like game hats — with a twist.

They have the stylish MLB logos on the front and a line of color trim going down the bill. They’re stretch-fit, and each hat retails for $24.99.

View the entire selection of hats here. Here are a few of our favorites:

Related: Browse our entire selection of MLB baseball caps.