Abstract: A baseball glove for protecting a hand and for enabling the wearer to catch a ball. The glove includes a front panel having inner and outer plies and a back panel joined to the front panel. A pad of open cell foam material is disposed between the inner and outer plies. The pad, which includes first and second opposed surfaces and an edge surface, has the major portion of the pad surfaces rendered impervious to the flow of air. One or more vents in at least one of the pad surfaces provides for the passage of air therethrough at a rate allowing the pad to substantially absorb the force of impact of a ball.