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Catcher's mitts are called "mitts" because they lack individual fingers, like mittens. They have extra padding and a hinged, claw-like shape that helps them funnel fastballs into the pocket and provide a good target for pitchers. Some catchers use mitts with phosphorescent paint around the ridges to provide a clearer target for the pitcher.
When a catcher calls for the pitcher to throw one type of pitch (e.g., a fastball) but the pitcher throws another (e.g., a curveball), the catcher has been crossed up. This may lead to a passed ball , allowing a runner on base to advance.
Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson (37) imitates throwing to second during catching drills during spring training workouts, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at the team’s spring training facility ...
Catcher's mitt: Catchers use mitts with extra padding to lower the impact of the ball on their hand. The catcher is the only player on the field who is allowed to use this type of mitt. (The first baseman also wears a mitt instead of a glove, but it is longer and not as heavily padded as a catcher's mitt.) See Catcher's mitt.
A strike out looking means that a third strike was called because the ball was in the strike zone; A strikeout swinging refers to a swinging third strike. For force outs and/or tag outs (outs that retire runners): Throw out: refers to when a throw is made to a fielder covering a base, who then uses the ball to put out a runner coming to that ...
The "knuckleball catcher" is equipped with an oversized knuckleball catcher's mitt, [40] similar to a first baseman's glove; Doug Mirabelli, formerly of the Red Sox, used a softball catcher's mitt. The Boston Red Sox , in their 2004 world championship season, had Mirabelli regularly catching in place of Jason Varitek when Tim Wakefield was ...
Unlike almost every other pitch in baseball, the knuckleball's erratic trajectory has often required teams to use dedicated catchers, often using specialized mitts, to field the deliveries. Clint Courtney used a specially constructed catcher's mitt, about 50% larger than the conventional mitts used at the time, to catch knuckleballer Hoyt ...
South Carolina was awarded a run in the 10th inning against LSU on an attempted steal of home that resulted in a balk and catcher's interference.