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

Example Sentences

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

Hays scored when Trey Mancini skied a single into short left field that shortstop Elvis Andrus dropped on a basket catch attempt.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2021

He made a 51-yard basket catch on a flea flicker to surpass the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his five-year career.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2019

But Cruz’s foul ball on the seventh pitch of his at-bat, a 99 mph fastball, was well within the range of third baseman Todd Frazier to make a basket catch in front of the dugout.

From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2019

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

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos