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2. Baseball glove - Wikipedia

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   A baseball glove or mitt [a] is a large glove worn by baseball players of the defending team, which assists players in catching and fielding balls hit by a batter or thrown by a teammate. Gloves are traditionally made of leather; but today other options exist, such as PVC and synthetic leather .

3. Catcher - Wikipedia

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   Kansas City Royals catcher and 5× Gold Glove winner Salvador Pérez stands behind home plate during a 2013 game versus the New York Mets. Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to ...

4. Mizuno - Wikipedia

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   To gain a foothold in the baseball glove market in the United States, the mobile "Mizuno Baseball Workshop" was introduced in the late 1970s to service major league clubs during spring training in Arizona and Florida. The forty-foot (12 m) van contained extensive leather-working equipment, manned by two skilled Japanese craftsmen, to produce ...

5. Rawlings (company) - Wikipedia

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   Rawlings Sporting Goods is an American sports equipment manufacturing company based in Maryland Heights, Missouri.Founded in 1887, Rawlings currently specializes in baseball and softball clothing and equipment, producing gloves, bats, balls, protective gear, batting helmets, uniforms, bags.

6. Baseball clothing and equipment - Wikipedia

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   The mitt is also better-padded than the standard fielder's glove. [1] First baseman's mitt Leather mitt worn by first basemen. It is longer and wider than a standard fielder's glove. The four fingers are connected and the glove is rounded like a catcher's mitt. A first baseman's mitt has a bit more padding than a standard fielder's glove [1 ...

7. Fastpitch softball - Wikipedia

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   Catcher's equipment: Includes mask with throat protector, helmet with ear flaps, and shin guards. Mitts: Leather fielder's mitt with a palm width of 8 inches (200 mm) with a 5-inch (130 mm) top opening of web, 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch (180 mm) web top to bottom, 9 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch (230 mm) thumb top to bottom, and 14-inch (360 mm) highest finger top to ...