Why does a 'K' count as a putout for the catcher?

Question:Seems kinda weird to me, so I was wondering if anybody actually know the reason behind this.

Answers:

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This would only happen on a dropped third strike where the catcher either tags the batter or has to throw to first.

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it doesnt unless the catcher drops it on the 3rd strike and tag the runner out

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cause he catchs the ball

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because he didnt drop the ball

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Because he is handling the ball while making an out. The answer to the first question is wrong. The first baseman gets the out in that situation with an assist going to the catcher. It would be the same for a 6-3 groundout to the shortstop - first baseman gets the out and shortstop gets the assist.

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A strikeout that ends up with the catcher catching (and holding onto) the ball is scored as PO-C. The reason? The catcher is the last man to touch the ball when the out is recorded. If he drops a third strike and must throw it to first, it is scored A-C, PO-1B. As well, the pitcher never gets an assist on a strikeout, regardless of who gets the putout.

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For the same reason that the Mets took a catcher as their very first pick in the expansion draft - someone has to catch the ball, or you have a lot of passed balls.

That put out isn't automatic, though. If the catcher doesn't catch the ball, he has to retrieve it and tag the runner, or retrieve it and throw down to first to complete the strikeout. If he can't retrieve the ball, and first is unoccupied or occupied with 2 out, the batter-runner. If the runner reaches safely, it's still a strikeout for the pitcher and against the batter, but the runner is safe on either a strike out/wild pitch or strike out / passed ball, as determined by the official scorer.

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because he catches the balll

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