31.   Players gathered up free shoes, batting gloves and bats.

32.   Rather, it snaps on to the palm side of a special leather batting glove.

33.   Second baseman Chuck Knoblauch will step out and adjust his batting gloves after every pitch, which prevents the pitcher from controlling the pace of the game.

34.   Sheffield plays Santa Claus, reaching into his locker and tossing six pairs of batting gloves into the crowd of clubhouse merrimakers.

35.   The job now fits Rice like a batting glove.

36.   There was a Franklin batting glove on his desk.

37.   To offer the finger some support, Mondesi taped it to his ring finger, then cut two fingers off his batting glove to accommodate the human splint.

38.   He tossed a ball and both batting gloves to fans behind the Cardinals dugout before heading for the clubhouse.

39.   Knight came out to bat as last man with his finger heavily strapped, wearing one batting glove and holding the bat with one hand.

40.   Some players then step out between every pitch to adjust their batting gloves, helmet and uniform.