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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Synonyms for Catcher
Shortstop and catcher are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Shortstop" with "Catcher", this nouns are similar.
Shortstop
Shortstop noun - The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base.
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Charlie Brown's baseball team: Generally visible in these sequences were himself as pitcher, Schroeder as catcher, Linus at second base, Snoopy at shortstop, and — most memorably — Lucy in right field.
Source: Comic Strip / Peanuts - Three of the fourshortstop Derek Jeter, catcher Jorge Posada, and closer Mariano Riverawere together from 1995 to 2011 (when Posada retired), longer than any group of players of its size in the history of major North American sports.
Source: Long Runner Line Up
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