Assertion: catcher | /r/CapableOf | field his position
Facets:
value: behind the batter
type: LOCATION
value: in close proximity to home plate
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the 1870s, pitcher Candy Cummings was able to introduce the curveball because his catcher, Nat Hicks, fielded his position in close proximity to home plate and was able to catch the deceptive pitch.
text: Since this type of pitching often caused the batter to hit lazy, foul pop-ups, catchers played their position approximately twenty to twenty-five feet behind the batter, and wore no protective equipment.