Rawlings launched an NFT collection final month on OpenSea, which ties a nonfungible token (NFT) to a bodily baseball glove. If you’d like some extra information on NFT’s, see here for an explainer.

From the press launch: “These ultra-rare, limited-edition Rawlings gloves have been designed and manufactured solely for the ‘PRIMUS NFT’ challenge, by no means to be reproduced. By buying one of many NFTs, the customer will be capable to trade their NFT for his or her bodily glove, they usually’ll additionally achieve entry to unique future choices from Rawlings.”

Every genuine, high-performance glove is exclusive and comes with an individually numbered Certificates of Authenticity proving that your bodily glove is genuine and from the official PRIMUS NFT assortment.

It additionally options the Rawlings NFT stamp and version quantity imprinted on it. This hyperlinks the glove again to its NFT and makes every glove one-of-a-kind. For instance, in case your NFT is PRIMUS Professional #22, you’ll obtain a glove with 22/300 stamped onto the thumb facet of the glove.

Its vital to notice that a purchase order lets you trade the NFT for the bodily glove–you’ll be able to’t have each. Whereas this may appear somewhat complicated, it should assist Rawlings higher perceive the worth of every, as that is the primary time NFTs have ever been tied to bodily gloves. There’s additionally a Discord server that Rawlings created for the PRIMUS challenge.

There are 461 NFTs in complete starting from ~$500 – $1500 relying on rarity.

-Tier 1: “PRIMUS Professional” numbered to 300

-Tier 2: “PRIMUS Gold” numbered to 150

-Tier 3: “PRIMUS Platinum” numbered to 10

-Tier 4: “PRIMUS THE LINDOR 1/1” 1 OF 1, GAME USED

Based on Rawlings Vice President of Digital Advertising and marketing, Dylan Kavanagh, Rawlings “constructed the challenge off of the concept that baseball gloves are already highly regarded on this planet of collectors and NFTs can present authentication and shortage to that market.”

PRIMUS LINDOR 1 OF 1 UP FOR AUCTION THRU 10/12

Probably the most unique glove NFT on provide is that this 1 of 1 glove that Francisco Lindor designed and wore vs. the Yankees on July 27, 2022. You possibly can see the bodily glove above, signed and worn. All proceeds from the public sale go to Francisco Lindor’s charity: The Francisco Lindor Scholarship Fund.

Whereas the beforehand talked about NFT’s (Professional, Gold, and Platinum tiers) should be EXCHANGED for the bodily glove, this particular recreation worn 1-of-1 will likely be INCLUDED together with the NFT, they usually’re presently being auctioned off for charity AND AUCTION WILL END OCTOBER 12. The 1 of 1 “package deal” can even embrace 2 tickets (and all-expense paid journey) to the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards this 12 months on the Plaza Lodge in NYC, a once-in-a-lifetime alternative for positive.

What do you concentrate on the NFT assortment by Rawlings? I’d love to listen to your feedback under.