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Agree with JEL on the basic point; if Kevin Ryan makes that interpretation, then it is a mitt. But, aside from that, it looks like a mitt to me, anyway.
There are no rulebook definitions of glove and mitt because the commom definitions of those terms are adequate. The difference between a glove and a mitt is defined by the fingers; a glove has a separate slot for each finger, whether the player uses them or not. A mitt has a thumb slot, and the rest of the fingers have one larger undefined area (short for mitten). This mitt shows only fingertip definitions so that it might appear like a glove, but certainly appears to have the one large space.
Simple test, EdJW; stick your hand in one. Separate fingers, glove; one large area, mitt. Anyway, in ASA championship play, will call per National Director of Umpires, even if it has fingers.
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