Baseman
Catcher
Catcher noun - The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws.
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Baseman and catcher are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Baseman" with "Catcher", this nouns are similar.
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- On close plays at third or home, baserunners are allowed to attack the third baseman or the catcher by jarring the ball loose from the fielder.
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There are six basic types, five (pitcher's, catcher's, first baseman's, infielder's, and outfielder's) being based on position.
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball - The next batter, catcher Salvador Perez promptly fouled out to third baseman Pablo Sandoval, to end the series.
Source: Never Live It Down / Sports
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