Infielders

• Infielders' gloves, used by second basemen, third basemen and shortstops, are the smallest types of gloves. These players' main task is scooping up ground balls, and they can't take the time to pick a ball out of a large glove to make a throw.
  
  

Outfielders

• Outfield gloves are larger with longer fingers and more webbing. This style gives these players an advantage in catching fly balls.
  
  

Catchers

• Catchers' mitts have a more rounded shape and have the most padding of all gloves. This padding helps to catch balls pitched at possible speeds of over 90 miles per hour.
  
  

First Basemen

• First base mitts are a combination of outfield gloves and catchers' mitts, with long fingers and extra padding at the palm. This helps protect the hand from hard throws right at the player and aids in reaching to catch bad throws.
  
  

Pitchers

• Because the main task of a pitcher's glove is to conceal the ball and then catch an easy throw from the catcher, these gloves are very much like infielder gloves.
  
  

Lefthanders vs. Righthanders

• Gloves for pitchers, outfielders and first basemen can be found for both hands, but gloves for other infielders and catchers are hard to find for left-handers. Left-handers have a disadvantage playing these positions, and are discouraged from doing so.