| Although batting gloves seem to have been a | | | | game because they often felt that they didn't feel |
| part of baseball for ever, they weren't all that | | | | the bat correctly, but as improvements in the |
| popular until the 1980's. Batting gloves have only | | | | gloves happened more and more players started |
| actually been put into use sometime in the 60's. | | | | wearing them. Soon players felt their grip was |
| There use has believed to been attributed to a | | | | better with them on and certainly they could get |
| player named Bobby Thompson who wore them | | | | more practice in with less damage to their hands. |
| in the late forty's during training but never actually | | | | Batting gloves are important to the player in that |
| wore them during the season. Most people believe | | | | they can help with a better grip, hand protection |
| that they started out as golf gloves used because | | | | which allows them to practice more, and they can |
| of tired and blistered hands and slowly became | | | | also be used in the field under their fielding glove |
| accepted as a standard for hand protection in the | | | | to help cushion the sting from the ball.Even with |
| game of baseball, not only for hitting but also for | | | | the rugged schedule and constant stress to the |
| sliding. | | | | hands there are still a few players who don't |
| With so many games and so many swings of the | | | | wear batting gloves. Some of them being, Moises |
| bat it seems inevitable that players hands would | | | | Alou, Vladimir Guerrero, Jorge Posada and a few |
| wear and blister. So wearing them for at least | | | | others. Find more info on batting gloves at batting |
| training and practices became the norm. Players | | | | gloves only. |
| were often hesitant about using them in the | | | | |