he still remains one of the top hitting catchers in the sport and is coming off a year in which he caught more runners stealing than any catcher in MLB. Rutschman had 16 homers at the break but ...

And, of course, it's a fleet of MLB beat writers from all 30 teams ... You know those amazing videos of pitchers popping catchers mitts, filmed from directly behind the squatting backstop?

That explains the oversized glove, which for Anderson felt like a jai alai cesta compared with the modest mitts infielders ..

The New York Yankees' Austin Wells made history Thursday, becoming the first catcher to hit a leadoff home run on Opening Day in MLB history ... Given that catchers are traditionally much slower ...

There's only three MLB-caliber catchers but some intriguing minor leaguers. Moreno came over via trade with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in a trade involving Daulton Varsho prior to the 2023 MLB season.