baseball glove

noun

plural baseball gloves

: a padded leather covering for the hand used in baseball to catch a thrown or batted ball

specifically : one sewn with laces and having individual thumb and finger sections usually connected with webbing (see webbing sense 2) compare baseball mitt

Examples of baseball glove in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Best baseball glove This glove and ball set is the perfect set for beginners. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026

The Jackie Robinson baseball glove suggests fair competition and equality. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 June 2026

The company specializes in repurposing old baseball gloves and turning them into one-of-a-kind leather products, particularly wallets, billfolds, card cases and money clips. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

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Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baseball glove

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• love
• of
• shove