hi I'm Maureen Lawrence we're here to talk about some of my favorite sports baseball and softball baseball and softball batting gloves are designed to help keep a controlled tight grip on the bat when you step to the plate they also help protect your hands over the course of the season and could help lessen the sting you might feel when you connect on a hit there are several features to look for when choosing a pair of batting gloves batting gloves with the articulated thumb have a thumb piece cut separately from the rest of material allowing for greater mobility clubs featuring pre curved fingers help keep your hands in a natural curve that could help improve your grip some batting gloves come with extra padding in the palm to help reduce vibration and sting from a hit others are made with custom molded hand shields that helps to protect your hands from a straight pitch you'll also want to make sure the fit is right you want your gloves to be snug yet comfortable loose gloves could lead to slippage and irritation while tight gloves could impact movement now that you know what to look for when buying a pair of batting gloves put on the pair that's right for you and go ahead and swing for the fences