Examples of basket catch in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
His famed over-the-shoulder basket catch deep in center field at the Polo Grounds during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series remains one of the most iconic plays in MLB history.
—
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Anybody can make a basket catch, then throw the ball back submarine style — but on every catch?
—Thomas Boswell, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Mays kept running, and running, and running, and made a miraculous basket catch with his back to home plate.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 19 June 2024
Years after signature moment in center field -- the over-the-shoulder basket catch in the 1954 World Series at New York’s Polo Grounds that robbed Cleveland’s Vic Wertz -- that Mays’ greatness dawned on me like sunshine.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
Speedy centerfield Mays turned, made a dead sprint toward the outfield wall, and made an over-the-shoulder basket catch.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 June 2024
Witt raced from his shortstop position and made an over-the-shoulder basket catch in stride.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
Rizzo pummeled a Bello offering, but Duran got a stellar jump, making a basket catch for the third out of the frame.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
García made a nice running basket catch.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Anybody can make a basket catch, then throw the ball back submarine style — but on every catch?
—Thomas Boswell, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Mays kept running, and running, and running, and made a miraculous basket catch with his back to home plate.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 19 June 2024
Years after signature moment in center field -- the over-the-shoulder basket catch in the 1954 World Series at New York’s Polo Grounds that robbed Cleveland’s Vic Wertz -- that Mays’ greatness dawned on me like sunshine.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
Speedy centerfield Mays turned, made a dead sprint toward the outfield wall, and made an over-the-shoulder basket catch.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 June 2024
Witt raced from his shortstop position and made an over-the-shoulder basket catch in stride.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
Rizzo pummeled a Bello offering, but Duran got a stellar jump, making a basket catch for the third out of the frame.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
García made a nice running basket catch.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'basket catch.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near basket catch
Cite this Entry
“Basket catch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basket%20catch. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share