Chad—and any other guys familiar with the current baseball equipment

I need your guidance. Like the dumbass I can still be, I decided—at 48—to pull the ol’ spikes and glove down from the shelf and un-retire. Playing in a 27+ league. I never wore an elbow or wrist guard before—not even sure they existed. We’ve played 2 games and I haven’t worn either, but most guys do. I’ve heard some war stories that make me feel think I should break down and get something.

I expect to be sore—I could barely move for 3 days after our 1st game—and expect some muscle tweaks and a weekly sore arm. But I want to prevent breaks. I broke my wrist playing in a league in Austin when I was 26, when I got hit with an upper 80s fastball that kept me in a full arm cast—from my wrist to my shoulder—for 3 months. That’s the kind of thing I want to prevent.

I bought an EvoShield elbow guard, but I couldn’t try it on to see how it felt and there is no returning of those once used. And I’ve been to 4 different sporting goods stores and none have a wrist guards to try on. And there’s a million on Amazon with differing reviews.

So, any guidance would be greatly appreciated. And my daughter is getting to the age where she’s gonna want/need some of these soon. (I will never be a part of purchasing an oven mitt, though.)

Also, it’s a wooden bat league, and I know nothing about those. A $60 bat in my hand feels as good as a $300 one. Before I swing it. It’s not like metal bats back in the days where nobody cared if you used theirs. But I’m terrified of using anybody’s wooden bat now. Need to get my own.

Again, any help would be much appreciated. TIA