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

Three Royals converged on it, but MJ Melendez, who has stopped catching so he can focus on playing the outfield, was unable to make the basket catch.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2023

Wind blew the ball to the right side, and it fell off the glove of first baseman Alfonso Rivas, who tried for a basket catch.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2022

In the second quarter, he tap-danced in the pocket and launched a beautiful 53-yard throw that Vernon Davis hauled in with a basket catch, the Redskins’ longest scoring pass of the season.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2018

On a pop in between shortstop and left field, Seager ran straight back and casually made a basket catch on his shoulder, then flashed a smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2015

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

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos