basket catch

American  

noun

Baseball.

1. a catch made with open glove with the palm up and the wrist kept close to and in front of the body.

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Etymology

Origin of basket catch

First recorded in 1895–1900; from a ball falling into a glove as an apple would into a basket

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Example Sentences

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basket catch

“You talk about a basket catch in its truest form!”

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

Boston center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. sprinted to the wall in the left-center gap and made a basket catch over his left shoulder on DJ LeMahieu’s drive leading off the first inning.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2022

The senior wide receiver made a basket catch and then twisted out of the arms of a defender.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2017

Cardinals 2B Kolten Wong ranged far into right field to make his own over the shoulder basket catch on Chris Iannetta’s pop up in the seventh.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2017

I made a basket catch over my shoulder and threw her a high pop-up.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

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