How to Use catcher in a Sentence

catcher

noun

• The cat is a good mouse catcher.
• Right to the catcher's glove and a smooth delivery as can be.
  — Robert Zeglinski, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
• 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
• In dropping six of its past eight games, Baltimore went 0-for-3 when Rutschman didn’t start at catcher.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022
• Third baseman Yoán Moncada hit a solo homer in the third and catcher Yasmani Grandal hit a solo home run in the fourth.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
• Over the past two games, Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase has eight hits — three home runs and three doubles — in 10 at-bats.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2022
• Bard won his only division championship with San Diego as a catcher for the 2006 Padres.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
• The Patriots will have a powerful 1-2 punch out of the backfield, as Stevenson is in line for a productive season both as a rusher and a pass catcher.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
• Multiple pitchers who spent time in Triple-A say the difficult part is shaking off signs from the catcher, but still giving themselves enough time to make a pitch without a rushed delivery.
  — The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2022
• In the bottom of the seventh inning Friday, in a game that was already well out of reach, the 26-year-old catcher saw his first big league homer sail over the Green Monster.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 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 | [e-mail], 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
• 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 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
• 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
• That has been apparent from the first day of pitchers and catchers.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
• The Yankees must be aware of catcher Salvador Perez, 34, who brings power and a very savvy history of big game production to the series.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
• American walnut beams highlight the ceiling, while a pull-down faucet doubles as a chic sun catcher.
  — Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024