“What did the baseball glove say to the baseball?”/“Catch you later!”

A baseball riddle is:
 
Q: WHat did the baseball glove say to the baseball?
A: “Catch you later!”
 
The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2002.
 
   
Google Books
Super Silly Riddles
By Charles Keller
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing COmpany, Inc.
2002
Pg. 8L
What did the baseball glove say to the baseball?
“Catch you later. “
 
Google Books
The Little Giant Book of Giggles
By Charles Keller
Illustrated by Jeff Sinclair, Dave Winter and Dave Garbot
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
2003
Pg. 77:
What did the baseball glove say to the baseball?
“Catch you later. “
 
Google Books
November 2007, Boys’ Life, “THink & Grin,” pg. 69, col. 1:
David: What did the baseball glove say to the baseball?
Will: What?
David: “Catch you later.”
David Prince, Clawson, Mich.
 
Twitter
Prongo kids games
‏@Prongo
Q: What did the baseball glove say to the baseball? A: “Catch you later!” #jokes #kids
10:55 PM - 30 Sep 2009
   
Google Books
Jokelopedia:
The Biggest, Best, Silliest, Dumbest Joke Book Ever!
Compiled by Eva Blank, Alison Benjamin, Rosanne Green, Ilana Weitzman and Lisa Sparks
New York, NY: Workman Publishing
2013
Pg. ?:
What did the baseball glove say to the baseball?
“Catch you later.”
 
Google Books
Sports Jokes!
By Michael Dahl
North Mankato, MN: Stone Arch Books
2014
Pg. 49:
What did the baseball glove say to the baseball?
“Catch you later.”