Popularity of face masks started with 3rd base and pitchers and slowly grew around the infield. Been catching on for the last 10-15 years or so. I have a pitcher's mask for slow pitch softball which is basically a skateboard helmet with an old school catcher's mask screwed to the front.
Worth Legit Slowpitch Softball Pitcher's Mask, Black https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B012TEXB7I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_J8C5CbC1EH9RV
Worth every penny the first time you take a 100+mph line drive off the face from a over zealous gym rat trying to relive his glory days from high school ball in beer league softball using a modified bat.
I've been using this one for years and it's well worth it. Nice field of vision, easy to make plays with it without having to throw it off and will save you life and/or very expensive medical bills.
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Don't buy it from this amazon link, it should be $70 bucks but for some reason the person selling it on there has it way over prices. There's a lot of other places you can get this exact same mask from
I use the worth one. Pretty light weight and doesn't get hot. A little less expensive than some of the lacrosse masks.
This is what I use and its great. Full head protection and lighter than you'd think.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012TEXB7I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1