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Who wore the first chest protector?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Charlie Bennett (Detroit) wore the first chest protector in May, 1883, according to the article at the time in the Detroit Free Press. It was designed by his wife, assisted by Bennett's practical suggestions, which called for strips of cork in between heavy bedticking material.

Umpires started wearing them in 1888.

Source: The Baseball Dictionary, Third Edition by Paul Dickson.

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