catcher
Noun
Meaning
One who, or that which, catches.
The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.
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a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment
a catcher plays behind the plate
Aaron Judge looking at catcher Kyle Higashioka, during a workout at the Yankee Minor League complex in Tampa, Florida.
1913 Chicago Cubs The next season, veteran catcher Johnny Kling left the team to become a professional pocket billiards player.
A catcher does not commit an error by throwing poorly to the destination base, but if any runner takes an extra base on the bad throw, it is "stolen base plus error."
Accordingly, Reiter began working on an overhand spiral pass. Reiter recalled trying to imitate the motion of a baseball catcher throwing to second base.