basket catch

noun

: a catch of a fly ball made with the glove held palm up at waist level

Examples of basket catch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the top of the sixth, Toro chased down Ohtani’s fly ball to shallow left field and made a basket catch, denying Los Angeles’ $700 million dollar man a hit. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 As a kid, Chaney would imitate Mays’s playing style, trying to re-create his iconic basket catch. Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 19 June 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for basket catch 

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Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of basket catch was in 1897

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“Basket catch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basket%20catch. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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