So if you’re visiting this website, I really hope that you know what a baseball glove is. For those of you who don’t, the baseball glove is easily one of the most important tools in the game of baseball. I think of the baseball glove as the barrier that protects your hand when you are either fielding or catching. Without this important tool, you can really hurt your hands while playing this game, so make sure you have one!
Did you know at first, players did not use baseball gloves? Ouch! Imagine a fast grounder coming right at you, speeding over the dirt and as it comes closer you hear the whizzing of the seams. When you would field this ball with
What the players would do is knock the ball down or hit it down so it stops, allowing them to pick it up and make the play. How many times do you think these guys broke their hands from trying to field one of these?
The earliest glove actually more like a batting glove. It was really not meant for scooping baseballs up and making crazy double plays. These early baseball gloves were meant to knock or hit the ball down so that they can pick it up, NOT for catching and scooping. Baseball players now would use these to get better at fielding, buy back then there was no special practice except for getting reps.
Albert Spalding was a first baseman for the white sox and the red sox. At first, Spalding was very superstitious about
The next step for baseball gloves was the webbing in between the thumb and index finger pocket. This I think really made it a baseball glove because now they can catch the ball and field the baseball easier than ever before. I always catch the ball in the pocket and think how would it be if it wasn’t there. Nevermind I already know, I would get hit in the face a whole lot more. This connection also creates the sound we all love, the “POP” sound. It is such a powerful sound that can echo throughout a whole field and can intimidate the other players while you are warming up or getting reps.
The second biggest invention in the baseball glove area was the catcher’s glove. If you have ever used a catchers glove, you can tell that it is a very big and heavy glove. This is because of all of the padding that they need to protect their hands from small cork balls coming at them at speeds from 50mph-100mph. I think that it is pretty obvious that this would hurt your bare hands a lot if there was no glove.
There are different types of mitts in baseball for almost every position in the field. Some positions require shorter lengths and some positions provide longer lengths. Once you see what each player in each position has to do, you can then see why there are so many varieties of gloves.
An infielder is required to make really fast plays while sprinting around the infield. Most of what infielders see are grounders. With a shorter length, they can do this easily. The shorter length allows them to get the ball out of the glove quicker, allowing them to save time when trying to beat the runner. Infielders gloves are usually stiff, allowing them to field the ball without closing it all the way. If you are on a high level of baseball, you might even see infielders do glove flips or scoops, allowing them to be super fast and not have to transfer the ball to their throwing hand. Infielders gloves usually are 11-12 inches, but you can always use any glove you want.
An outfielders glove is quite the opposite of an infielders glove. What an outfielder is required to do is have a lot of range, calling for a bigger glove. Most of what outfielders see are pop-ups or line drives. It takes a little more power to be able to hit it to the outfield. In the outfield, there is a little speed needed, but mostly if you can get to the ball you’re good. Outfielders gloves have big pockets in them so that whenever you catch or field a ball, it stays in. These gloves usually are around 12-13 inches, which is really big for a glove but it is needed.
Catchers jobs are actually quite simple, catch the pitchers pitch. Sometimes they can get a popup but after that all they get are pitches. These gloves are made with a lot of padding, because of the speeds that the balls come in. You can actually break fingers if either you catch the ball the wrong way or if you aren’t using a catchers glove. I really like these mitts because of the sound that the balls make when it hits the pocket.
The first baseman’s mitt has a unique design that allows first basemen to reach as far as they can to get the runner out at first. These gloves are made for scooping and just receiving a regular throw from a teammate. Really wherever you put this glove the ball will find its way into it. These are the longest types of gloves that you can find.
These are some of my favorite picks of the gloves that I reviewed so far. Please be my guest and go through some of my reviews so you can make sure that you can find the glove that you’re looking for. Also, I just want to let you know that these are my reviews that I personally wrote so I’m telling you that you’re not getting anything fake here. Also please let me know in the comments if you want me to add any gloves to the list so I can put it up here.
The Mizuno MVP Prime is a great glove selection not only for its great performance but its flashiness. This glove comes in some really sweet colors that anyone can like. My favorite color scheme is the red white and blue but besides that, this is a pretty solid glove. This is one of the first gloves that Mizuno showed off their new technology called Heel Flex Control. This basically just gives you more flexibility in the glove and since this technology is patented, this gives you an edge in the competition. You got the soft leather and the responsiveness of the thumb and pinky, which makes this glove a really great choice for anyone. This is a great pick for infielders and pitchers. You can find more on this glove here.
I really like this first baseman’s mitt and if you’re a first baseman I think that you will too. This first baseman’s glove has thick leather so that means you’ll have to break it in a little more unless you like a more firm glove. I personally tend to find the ball stay in the glove when it’s broken in a little more. Speaking the ball staying in the glove, I think anyone that has this glove can say that the ball almost sticks inside. This is really nice for when you’re scooping balls because we all know how sometimes if you don’t get it right you just hit it the opposite way. Anyways this is an awesome first baseman’s glove. You can see more on pricing and such here.
So obviously you can tell that this glove is a catchers mitt. I like
Basically, I would say that 70% of all baseball players either have
heard of or owned an A2000. Most MLB infielders actually use this glove, because of its high-quality materials and great design. This glove is particularly in the super skin series which gives you an advantage over the competition. One of the coolest things about this glove is that it is customized, Dustin Pedroia style. Everyone knows that this guy is literally at the top of his game, so why wouldn’t you want a glove that is used in the MLB. He just proves that this glove is of the highest caliber, so check out my full review here to see more about this glove and the details.Now, this is a special review because this is not about one glove,
This glove is probably one of my favorite outfielder’s gloves because