His name is Shigeaki Aso. The Japanese-born Aso has designed Wilson baseball gloves for many major leaguers during his 40-plus years in the business. He started with the company as a quality inspe ...

He says he slept with it every night. Aso didn’t grow into a standout ballplayer, but in the mid-1970s he was hired by a Wilson sales partner as a factory quality inspector. Regularly travelling ...