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Catcher

Catcher meaning

Someone or something that catches. | The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher. | The bottom partner in a homosexual relationship or sexual encounter between two men.

Synonyms of Catcher

Example sentences (20)

Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras was stretching and squatting with a catcher’s mitt in the clubhouse before the game.

Fenway Park was treated to a one-of-a-kind inning that saw Angels catcher Matt Thaiss called for not one, but two catcher’s interference penalties.

Others to get playing time include senior outfielder Gabriel Bosques, senior catcher Nathaniel Pleasant, sophomore catcher Jason Miranda, sophomore first baseman Adiel DeLeon and Wnek, who plays the infield.

Know what’s really important about the latest mini-kerfuffle involving Cubs catcher Willson Contreras and catcher Yadier Molina?

Dog catcher, therefore, is a compound, as both dog and catcher are complete word forms in their own right but are subsequently treated as parts of one form.

If it is important to prevent the run from scoring, the catcher may hold on to the ball (conceding the steal of second) or may throw to the pitcher; this may deceive the runner at third and the pitcher may throw back to the catcher for the out.

Yogi Berra (catcher), Mickey Mantle (outfield), Roger Maris (outfield) and Bill Skowron (first base) were in the starting lineup; Jim Coates (pitcher) and Elston Howard (catcher) were reserves.

Acuña is the current frontrunner for MVP, most imminently challenged by his own teammate, catcher Sean Murphy.

After a pop-out, catcher Kaylee Moore recorded her second of three singles on the day and drove in her shortstop to tie the game at four.

A lot of times, the veteran pitchers won’t want to throw to a young catcher because they don’t think they understand them.

Alzolay’s catcher gets a pat on the chest.

An angry García immediately turned to get in the face of catcher Martín Maldonado - the two also jawed nose-to-nose when García touched home plate after his grand slam in Houston on July 26.

And the modern reactor design, Russia’s VVER-1200, includes an additional safety feature — a 144 ton steel cone called the “core catcher” that in an emergency, traps and cools any molten radioactive materials, Rosatom added.

Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe tags the Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Diaz as he tries to score during the ninth inning on Friday night at Angel Stadium.

A snake catcher has warned Australians to 'check their beds' after a homeowner discovered a deadly six-foot-long brown snake hiding in the sheets.

Astros players later insisted they were not annoyed by the theatrics, nor were they harboring ill-will from a July 26 incident between the teams that had Astros catcher Martin Maldonado and Garcia as key actors.

Athletics: Shea Langeliers remained in the game after the catcher got hit by a pitch on his right hand when batting in the sixth inning.

Atlanta’s freshman catcher had two doubles and a home run, with the Dangers giving the Braves the win in extra innings in the tenth inning.

A veteran snack catcher faced his 'toughest relocation ever' after a homeowner noticed an unwanted freeloader living in her roof.

Ben Rortvedt will provide depth as a third catcher if injuries arise, but it would be a surprise if he showed enough in camp to make it any kind of a roster battle.