Choosing a suitable baseball glove requires you consider the position you are playing and your personal needs, according to "Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals." Left-handed players, according to "Baseball For Dummies," should keep in mind they should wear their baseball gloves on their right hands. "How to Play Baseball" mentions that by ensuring the right hand is the gloved hand, the dominant hand is free to throw the baseball.
Step 1
Determine the position that you will be playing. According to "Baseball For Dummies," infielders, outfielders and first baseman's gloves are very different in style and function. "Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals," explains that an infielders glove is small, an outfielders glove is large and a first baseman's glove is only a mitt without any finger slots.
Step 2
Visit a specialty sporting goods store. According to "How to Play Baseball," it is unlikely you will find a left-handed glove in the sporting goods department of a larger, more general retail store.
Step 3
Don a series of gloves at the store. Open and close your hand to determine if the glove fits comfortably. "Baseball For Dummies" suggests trying on each glove for at least five minutes to determine if the glove is comfortable prior to making a decision to purchase a glove.
References
- "Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals"; Cal Ripken Jr., Bill Ripken and Larry Burke; 2005
- "Baseball For Dummies"; Joe Morgan, Richard Lally and Sparky Anderson; 2005
- "How to Play Baseball"; John Joseph McGraw; 2009
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