Rawlings | Official League Recreational Use Practice Baseballs | Youth/8U | OLB3 | Bucket | 24 Count

We got these to simplify baseball practice with my athletic son, and they did the job perfectly.... HOWEVER he stored them in his bedroom closet and it took us a couple of months of him having breathing issues (we checked for allergies, for asthma, even had a couple of urgent care visits) before we realized **this** innocuous bucket in his closet had a funky chemical smell. We relocated it to the garage and his symptoms all cleared up (and his doctor confirmed our suspicions / said it was lung inflammation )... and hes back to being healthy and athletic with no breathing problems. This bucket is convenient and great to have around for batting practice (etc.), but do use caution and store them outside

I liked that they were cheap for the QTY provided, bucket is good quality too for reuse possibilities. Honestly, the balls are cheaply made and already show witness marks and some fraying of the stitching after 3 days of usage. Use for ages 7 and below, older kids (my 9 year old) will tear them up. For by 4 year old its great as he hot hit by a pitch and didnt worry about it due to softness! Recommend for younger kids as mentioned, not for serious play on gravel.

Very good quality for young players building their skills. Durability to be determined, but high level of use seems to bear that out. Good value.

They do not list the country of origin. These are made in China. They quality is very low.

Really like the fast shipping, great product as always

We bought this so my young boys could learn how to play baseball and not have to keep chasing 1 ball down after every hit. The balls held up well all season and some have even survived my puppy chewing on them. They feel softer than normal baseballs, but still are solid enough that they will hurt some if you get hit with one and youre not ready for it.

Well I guess I was confused as to what I was ordering, because buying 2 dozen in a bucket (this product) is not the same as buying the 1 dozen. The one dozen is actually leather baseballs, and this product is the synthetic (plastic) covered ball. I should have paid more attention to what product I was ordering, so for what I got I guess that this is actually a fair price and quality. But for what I THOUGHT I was getting, this is no where near. I am a high school baseball coach so I am looking at getting balls for cage work and field/game use. I am looking to buy them in bulk so I am always shopping for the best price. Since these balls were the cheapest I instinctively went for these without looking at all the details. The silver lining is that I only ordered this one bucket and I can still use these for soft-toss and tee work, so not a total loss. Again, this was my fault, but just know that this bucket of 2 dozen balls ARE NOT REAL BASEBALLS (leather), they are plastic.

Decent practice baseballs, they are the synthetic leather that feels like plastic. I use them for tee drills and BP, they have held up ok. They were cheap so I don’t care if they get beat up during BP. I would not use them for bullpen sessions or fungo.

These baseballs were a perfect purchase for my son to practice with..!!!

These are perfect for practice.