I don't know about the rules of Cricket but I've never heard or seen a rule that a baseball player has to wear a glove, but previous posters have given good reasons. I have one more - if I was paying a player 5-million bucks a year they are going to have all the protection needed.At one time a catcher didn't wear protective gear, a mask nor use a glove. Needless to say the very early catchers had very short careers - and hands that puffed up like catchers mitts.It's like in Hockey. Those goalies trying to stop a 100-mile an hour slap shot wouldn't feel very good when one landed up side the head.

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