History of Baseball Batting Gloves

For almost as long as I can remember, pretty much every baseball player -- when they were up for bat and trying to hit the ball, they would be wearing some sort of baseball batting gloves. No matter what level of play, from kids playing in their backyard, to college level game, to the professional major league -- the majority of the players are going to be wearing gloves when they step up to the plate.

The reason that these gloves are used is because they give the user several advantages, the major one is increasing the quality of the grip on the bat which is a crucial element of the game.

You can find them in a wide variety of flashy colors and materials, and in a wide range of price ranges, some fitting so good that customers rate them as feeling like a second skin -- I am sure you can imagine how this could increase your gameplay ability.

Although for the most part, every single major league baseball player wears gloves when batting, there are a few people who make it a point not to wear gloves, and feel they hit the ball better when not wearing any gloves at all, these players --

• Moisés Alou
• Vladimir Guerrero
• Bobby Kielty
• Doug Mientkiewicz
• Greg Norton
• Jorge Posada
• Nate Schierholtz
• Jason Kendall
• Jamie Moyer
• Gregg Zaun
• Coco Crisp