catcher

defensive position in baseball and softball played behind home plate, facing the field
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catcher

Summary

catcher is a baseball position[1]. catcher draws 6,642 Wikipedia views per month (baseball_position category, ranking #4 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • catcher's instance of is recorded as baseball position[3].
  • catcher's instance of is recorded as softball position[4].
  • catcher took place at home plate[5].
  • catcher is a type of baseball player[6].
  • catcher is a type of softball player[7].
  • catcher is used for capture[8].
  • catcher is used for covering a base[9].
  • catcher is used for fielding[10].
  • catcher's Commons category is recorded as Catchers[11].
  • catcher's sport is recorded as baseball[12].
  • catcher's sport is recorded as softball[13].
  • catcher's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Baseball catchers[14].
  • catcher's different from is recorded as Q139329950[15].
  • catcher's female form of label is recorded as receveuse[16].
  • catcher's female form of label is recorded as lovilka[17].
  • catcher's permanent duplicated item is recorded as catcher[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include baseball position[3] and softball position[4]. Recorded subclass of include baseball player[6] and softball player[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include capture[8], covering a base[9], and fielding[10].

Why It Matters

catcher draws 6,642 Wikipedia views per month (baseball_position category, ranking #4 of 19).[2] catcher has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] catcher is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_catcher_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{catcher}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/catcher}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-03}}
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  1. 13d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → catchers-baseball
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: catchers-baseball, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289917922|catchers baseball (#289917922)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
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