because the catcher is having a Baseball thrown over and over and over into his mitt at around 85 mph, and there has to be a lot of padding to cushion that blow. or else it will break his hand. fast.
catchers and first baseman mitts are called that because they have no defined fingers resembling a mitten.
There is a glove made just for this purpose. It looks like a batting glove that has a good amount of padding. It's referred to as a catchers protective inner glove.
Akadema Praying Mantis catchers mitt offers a stress wedge technology to soften ball impact on the hand, particularly the thumb. Mitt is always rated at the top of "best catchers mitts"
most likely to protect the shoulder also it matters which handnes he is. If he is a righty it is on the right if he is a lefty it is on the left they dont have it on both sides because they have their glove to protect the side that has no padding
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For a typical fielder just a glove, bat , helmet, batting gloves and cleats but for catchers the require a chest protector knee pads catchers mitt and catchers helmet
for catchers, the use knee pads, a chest protector. a helmet and a catchers mitt other players wear a hat and have a glove
Glove, batters helmet, if you are not a catcher. Optional are a groin cup, teeth guard, batters glove & face guard. Catchers require chest & leg protectors, catchers helmet and mitt.
Catchers and first basemen both use gloves that are quite different from the rest of the position players. Catcher's mitts have extra padding and are a claw-like shape that helps them to catch a pitchers fastball. First Base gloves tend to be very large in order to help the first basemen scoop up poor throws.
akadema Gary carter glove
Check here: http://www.baseball-equipment-info.com/baseball-glove-size.html
No, same goes for catchers gloves, only a first baseman can use a trapper and only a catcher can use a catchers glove
yes, a high school softball catchers glove can be white.