: one that catches
specifically
: a baseball player positioned behind home plate
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The cat is a good mouse catcher.
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The 32-year-old is an elite blocking and receiving catcher who should be well-liked by the pitching staff.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The former two-time All-Star catcher was just two years removed from retiring from the Oakland Athletics as a player.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The position players whose roster spots seem secure: The winner of the left-field job, Hill, Myers (can play every outfield spot), Bride, Mervis, second baseman Otto Lopez, shortstop Xavier Edwards, third baseman Connor Norby, right fielder Jesus Sanchez and catchers Nick Fortes and Liam Hicks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
When accounting for the four least-common ways to get on base other than doing so on a strikeout — reaching on an error, getting hit by a pitch, catcher interference and a triple — Cronenworth has done so 106 times in his career.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The former two-time All-Star catcher was just two years removed from retiring from the Oakland Athletics as a player.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The position players whose roster spots seem secure: The winner of the left-field job, Hill, Myers (can play every outfield spot), Bride, Mervis, second baseman Otto Lopez, shortstop Xavier Edwards, third baseman Connor Norby, right fielder Jesus Sanchez and catchers Nick Fortes and Liam Hicks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
When accounting for the four least-common ways to get on base other than doing so on a strikeout — reaching on an error, getting hit by a pitch, catcher interference and a triple — Cronenworth has done so 106 times in his career.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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catcher
noun
catch·er
ˈkach-ər 
ˈkech-
: one that catches
especially
: a baseball player who plays behind home plate
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