[Zionist Conspirator]

Correction: I recall that the second time the announcer said "he caught it that time" (I assumed he meant the catcher, though of course the catcher also caught the first one).

It got me to thinking there was some ultra-arcane rule about uncaught-third-strikes getting batters an extra pitch to hit rather than a chance to take first base in certain situations.

[campaignPete R-CT]

it sounds like the catcher did not catch the first “strike three”. If it is a tip, the catcher has to catch it before it hits the ground. Or catch it clean, without touching the ground.