Catcher
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catcher-182-18557868
title:
Catcher
text:
Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket. Positioned behind home plate and facing toward the outfield, the catcher can see the whole fiel
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Defensive position in baseball and softball played behind home plate, facing the field
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catcher
date created:
2004-01-20T19:50:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T15:33:52Z
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13
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