baseball glove

American  

noun

• baseball gloves
  plural

1. a padded, leather covering for the hand, having a pocket in the area over the palm, webbing between the sections for the thumb and forefinger, and either separate sections for each finger or sections for more than one finger: used by baseball players in the field for catching batted or thrown balls.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• baseball gloves
  plural

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baseball glove

“You paid for my swim lessons, bought me my first baseball glove, and kept me in the best private school in South Florida, alongside President George H.W. Bush’s grandsons, at least for a little while.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

A few years later, while operating a press machine at a baseball glove factory, Lee suffered an accident that permanently disfigured his left arm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025

The pair spent two summers practicing to get the feat down right, including using a baseball glove to help Mr. Heinig learn to catch the ball barehanded eventually.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2023

One day, I reached into a closet to grab my baseball glove and discovered a crumpled-up bag of potato chips.

From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2023

He pulled his pet back to him and gripped his baseball glove more tightly.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker