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The MLB average pop time is 2.01 seconds. [4] A pop time of less than 2.0 seconds affords the pitcher 1.3 seconds to throw the ball to the catcher. [5] Salvador Perez's 1.74 pop time during a 2017 throw was considered "stretch[ing] the boundaries of the position". [6] Austin Hedges led MLB in pop time in the 2017 season, with a 1.86 second ...
The catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his/her turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to these primary duties, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well.
This is referred to as a catcher's "pop time", the time elapsing between the popping sound of the pitch striking the catcher's mitt and the similar pop when the ball arrives at the glove of the fielder covering second base. Rarely, a catcher can make a successful pick-off throw to a base to surprise an inattentive or incautious baserunner ...
For the 2016 season, Sánchez played in 53 games for the Yankees with a .299 batting average, 20 home runs, and 42 RBIs. On defense, in 2016 he had the best average pop time to second base (1.90 seconds) of all major league catchers. [26] He finished second in the voting for AL Rookie of the Year, behind Michael Fulmer. [27]
In recent years, the role of the backstop in baseball has evolved. It's no longer about simply providing offense and being able to throw out baserunners. Catchers are being counted on more and ...
His pop time to second base at catcher of 1.87 seconds was tied for second-best in major league baseball, behind his Phillies teammate J. T. Realmuto. [57] His five double plays on defense as a catcher were the fourth-most in the NL. [53] He made his Phillies postseason debut as a defensive replacement in the NLCS. [1]
Baseball catcher stubs (3 C, 145 P) Pages in category "Major League Baseball catchers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,017 total.
Pop Snyder, who retired in 1891 with a record 877 games as a catcher, is the all-time leader in passed balls with 763, nearly four times as many as any catcher who began their career after 1915. Silver Flint, who ended his career in 1889, is second with 639, and holds the National League record of 602.