Hybrid batting and sliding glove

A hybrid batting and sliding glove for use by a batter in sports, especially softball and baseball comprising

• a glove having four glove fingers and a glove thumb;
• four finger elastic bands, each sewn along length of one of said four glove fingers on the posterior side of said glove, each of said four finger elastic bands sized and configured so that when glove fingers bend, each of said four finger elastic bands provide resistance;
• a thumb elastic band, said thumb elastic band being passing around said glove thumb, passing over palm of said glove and passing over posterior of said glove forming a loop;
• said thumb elastic band attached to said glove;
• a pocket, said pocket being slidingly wrapped around said thumb elastic band on anterior side of said glove, said pocket sized and configured to provide a grip for said batter when batting;
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• a wrist closure strap, said wrist closure strap, designed an configured to wrap around wrist of said glove;
• a finger feature component comprised of three hook and loop sets, each hook and loop set being positioned between adjacent said glove fingers, said finger feature component sized and configured to keeps said glove fingers together preventing a finger injury caused by finger of said batter getting caught on anything/anyone while sliding head first.