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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Before Greene's first homer, Kerry Carpenter hit a solo shot in which center fielder Spencer Jones could not complete a leaping catch at the right-center field fence and saw the ball pop out of his glove into the Yankees' bullpen.
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Chandimal fell in the second over after the break, caught at second slip from a sharp ball from Roach.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
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.
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Rick Hoff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Chandimal fell in the second over after the break, caught at second slip from a sharp ball from Roach.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
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.
—
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
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“Catch at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20at. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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