I've heard several times about players in the Dominican playing with gloves made from milk cartons.

Is this true? If it is, how would you make a glove from a milk carton?

I can't see this.

By flattening the carton and slipping your hand into it. It's far from ideal, but it's better than nothing. This is one of the reasons that Domincan players tend to collect gear from their teammates towards the end of the season and take it back home with them.

You can't see it but you've probably never been that poor and that desperate to play ball.

I've heard this as well, but using plastic milk jugs - the one gallon size.

Cut the bottom and the two sides opposite the handle from the jug, and by holding it upside down, you have a semi- effective "scoop" to catch the ball with. It comes off more like a jai-alai "cesta" than a baseball glove.

well first of all i dont know what a dominican milk carton looks like so i cant give the best fabrication ideas. but assuming a dominican carton is similiar to a US of A carton, (the paper and wax ones, not the plastic ones), i would think you would tear it in half, remove the front panel then make it flexible by several bends. then make some small holes to patrially insert insert some fingers and a thumb into...maybe reinforce with some tape here and there.....

being poor and being a kid is a great way to learn amazing fabrication ideas; and probably the only way to learn it, is to be the same, (can't say i advise this though). jk.