catch at
verb
caught at; catching at; catches at
: to reach for and try to hold (something)
The baby caught at my dress as I walked past.
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Callahan retired the side in order in the bottom of the inning, although DelGaizo did smash a fly ball to center field that was caught at the warning track.
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
The hosts threatened again in the sixth with a pair of walks, but Nagashima made a leaping catch at the fence in center field on a deep drive by Perry for the second out of the inning and Banuelos fanned the next batter.
—Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
But even taking into account the additional space, Worthy caught at least nine passes during team scrimmage periods on Wednesday.
—Pete Sweeney
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Jenkins nearing rehab assignment Outfielder Walker Jenkins, the fifth overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft, appears to be in the late stages of recovering from a Grade 2 sprain in the AC joint of his left shoulder, suffered while making a catch at the center field wall with the Saints on May 3.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
The hosts threatened again in the sixth with a pair of walks, but Nagashima made a leaping catch at the fence in center field on a deep drive by Perry for the second out of the inning and Banuelos fanned the next batter.
—Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
But even taking into account the additional space, Worthy caught at least nine passes during team scrimmage periods on Wednesday.
—Pete Sweeney
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Jenkins nearing rehab assignment Outfielder Walker Jenkins, the fifth overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft, appears to be in the late stages of recovering from a Grade 2 sprain in the AC joint of his left shoulder, suffered while making a catch at the center field wall with the Saints on May 3.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
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“Catch at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20at. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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