Do you use a special glove for first base?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

No, a catcher must wear a catchers mitt for extra padding and the width of the glove make it easier to catch a ball that's flying at a slow 60 mph to a quick 98 mph

The catcher may wear any legal glove allowed to any player, though only he may wear the catcher's mitt. Many catchers switch to a first baseman's glove to catch a knuckle ball pitcher for example.

As stated above though, the extra padding helps for high velocity pitchers.

Answer 3

No. Catchers use mitts (no defined fingers) not gloves. Although, there are similarities there is a difference in padding, mainly on pinky and figer side of mitt. fastpitch catchers mitts tend to have thicker padding.

Answer 4

There is not a glove that would do an amazing job at both. If you only want to buy one glove though, get one for catching because it is much more specialized. Your best bet is to buy two.

Answer 5

yes a first basemans mitt because the are bigger and they are thicker so it wont hurt your hand but some people in little league just use normal Baseball gloves

Answer 6

Yes I think