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Originally posted by Jeremiah
I think it's kind of weird how their is no distinction between a fielder's glove and a first basemen's mitt.

J/R manual NFHS-... There is no distinction between a fielder's glove and a first basemen's mitt; either may be worn at any position. ...

To me, that is ridiculous. So a coach could go out and buy a first basemen's mitt for every player on his high school team? Migosh! Obviously the catcher would need a catcher's mitt, but I guess it would be legal to wear a first basemen's mitt behind the plate. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

Jeremiah

I'm not sure that that would always be an advantage -- especially for a middle infielder trying to get the ball out of his glove quickly to turn a DP. My understanding is that infielders (other than F3) usually want a smaller mitt than outfielders.

Having said that, I have seen the final out of a game be made by F6 making a diving catch using (you guessed it) a first baseman's mitt!

John