baseball mitts

Leather catching gear

Baseball mitts are the padded leather gloves worn by players to catch the ball.

The catcher's mitt and first baseman's mitt have distinctive shapes—rounder and more heavily padded than the standard fielder's glove.

In casual use, mitt and glove are interchangeable: I need to break in my new mitt.

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Padded handwear for hitters

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