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catcher's box

American  

noun

Baseball.
  1. box.


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But the rule states the catcher must be in the catcher’s box with nine seconds left on the clock.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2023

A catcher is required to be in the catcher’s box with nine seconds left on the clock and a hitter in the batter’s box and focused on the pitcher with eight seconds remaining.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023

A catcher will be required to be in the catcher’s box with nine seconds left on the clock and a hitter in the batter’s box and focused on the pitcher with eight seconds remaining.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022

Garagiola was propelled from the catcher’s box into the broadcast booth largely by his crowd-pleasing appearance before a United States Senate subcommittee on monopoly practices in April 1954.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2016

Most of the crowd centered alongside and back of the catcher's box.

From The Redheaded Outfield by Zane Grey

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