KOBE, Japan -- Japanese sporting goods brand ASICS will stop selling baseball gloves and bats in September 2025 as part of a shift to high-end running shoes and other products with strong international demand.
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ASICS to end sales of baseball gloves and bats in shift to running shoes
Once partner to Ichiro and Shohei Ohtani calls time on low-margin, Japan-focused goods
ASICS has supplied shoes and gloves to Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani. © Kyodo
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