Catch, as fly balls

I believe the answer is:

shag

(Other definitions for shag that I've seen before include "Kind of cormorant - tobacco" , "Green cormorant" , "flighty creature" , "Diver" , "Coarse tobacco - cormorant" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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