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Looking for a catching camp for your baseball or softball player? The Catching Guy has camps happening across the country, with hands-on instruction focused on the skills catchers actually need.

Lacrosse goalies are taking harder shots, more often. As the game evolves, protecting your body is becoming just as important as proving you can take a hit.

At just 19, Keira Izumi is playing professional baseball, studying mechanical engineering at USC and helping build opportunities for the girls coming behind her.

From making NCAA baseball history to coaching in the Phillies organization and playing in the inaugural Women's Pro Baseball League, Beth Greenwood has spent her career opening doors for women in baseball.

From limited playing time at Vanderbilt to a breakout season at Charlotte, Logan Poteet has taken an unconventional path to professional baseball. Now, the Cubs catcher is working his way through the minor leagues, one opportunity at a time.

Alan Espinal went from volunteering to catch at 12 to becoming one of the country's top catching prospects. He went from limited playing time at Vanderbilt to becoming a key player and earning All-Region honors. And after a tough first year in professional baseball, he made meaningful progress at High-A.

From Placer High to Oregon to the Dodgers farm system, Anson Aroz has taken a pretty interesting path to professional baseball. He's been wearing ThighPro since 2023 and has been part of the ThighPro family as an Athlete since 2025. A breakout college career, his first professional season and a trip to the Arizona Fall League.

Baylor catcher JJ Kennett is coming off a breakout 2026 season. Coming off the best season of his college career, and we’re excited to have him representing ThighPro through an NIL partnership. 

Steven Contreras was told his playing days might be over at 16. He decided otherwise. Now he's giving a new generation of young umpires their own chance to stay in the game.

Rafael Flores Jr. went undrafted in 2022. Four years later, the Anaheim native is making his mark in the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates. From junior college and summer ball in Alaska to the Yankees' farm system and a trade to Pittsburgh, Flores has turned every opportunity into the next step in an incredible baseball journey.

Alexia Jorge has made a career of firsts. She joined Team USA at 15, became Saint Elizabeth University's first female baseball player, and was the first woman to play in the Coastal Plain League. In 2026 she starred as a catcher in the inaugural Women's Pro Baseball League season, helping the San Francisco Firebells reach the championship series.

Two young baseball players wanted to make a better athletic cup. The result is the DRSPORTS Flex Cup, featuring D3O® impact protection in a flexible design built to move with you.