How to Use catcher in a Sentence

catcher

noun
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  • The cat is a good mouse catcher.
  • Maybe, when the pitcher got the ball from the catcher, the batter stayed in the box, and the game had pace.
    — The Enquirer, 16 June 2022
  • On the farm The lives of catchers in the Eastern League just got harder.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Brown reached first on the play and Werchen took third after the throw goes over the catcher’s head.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | [email protected], al, 2 June 2023
  • The second round is just the pitcher and catcher against the batter.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2023
  • In video of the play, the catcher swipes and misses the batter and the umpire signals safe.
    — Cesar Brioso, USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
  • The ball went high and wide and bounced off the catcher’s extended glove.
    — Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • That is, unless the catcher drops the third strike while first base is open or there are two outs.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
  • Right to the catcher's glove and a smooth delivery as can be.
    — Robert Zeglinski, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Not bad output for a catcher, and not a bad return for the White Sox.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The club dealt with its glut of catchers by moving Moreno, who had the highest upside of the group.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Javier’s catcher, Christian Vazquez called Javier’s fastball the best in the game.
    — Tim Brown, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Louis Santop, born in Tyler, was a catcher in the Negro leagues.
    — Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Fermin got the start at catcher for Monday night’s game against the White Sox.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The Braves claimed the catcher off waivers last September.
    — Georgia News, ajc, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The next catcher to win a batting title was … Joe Mauer.
    — Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
  • Over the Bengals’ last nine games, Hudson has been one of the team’s top-three pass catchers in six of them.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
  • One was crouched down, like a catcher; the other was pitching.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Romine, the Reds' catcher, hit a solo homer to left field in the fifth inning, his third home run of the season.
    — The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Their seats have moved all over the ballpark: from behind the catcher, to the upper level, to the loge and the plaza sections.
    — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • So good, in fact, that the senior right fielder/catcher got moved up to the leadoff spot a few weeks ago.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • Howell collected the ball from his catcher, ready to pitch through the pain.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Also, Tigers catcher Jake Rogers (wrist) should be good to go.
    — Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024
  • That has been apparent from the first day of pitchers and catchers.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Buster Posey Simply put, Posey is the greatest catcher of his era.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The catcher is near the whale’s rostrum–near its beak, snout, and vertebrae.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Mitchell, 19, is also a catcher that was drafted out of high school.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024
  • There’s the flier and the catcher — one person calms the other one down, and the other is pushing ahead.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 July 2024
  • Varsho came to the big leagues as a catcher and has still been behind the plate for 30 games this year with the Diamondbacks.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Upon arrival in the Bronx, the catcher displayed elite framing behind the plate.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024

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