The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.

For the goalie, this is a glove (which looks like a fancy first-baseman's mitt) that goes on the non-stick hand.

(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "he plays behind the plate"

a fielder who stands behind the batter in baseball

a man (usually) who stands behind those receiving prayer

Player positioned behind home plate and responsible for receiving the pitch from the pitcher.

The goalies glove which looks like a fancy baseball catcher's mitt, that goes on the non-stick hand.

The fielder positioned behind home plate who catches the pitches.

The defensive player whose position is directly behind home plate.