passed ball
noun
: a baseball pitch not hit by the batter that passes the catcher when it should have been caught and allows a base runner to advance
one of his trick pitches shot by his catcher for a passed ball—
John Drebinger
compare wild pitch
John DrebingerExamples of passed ball in a Sentence
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The most consequential miscues, however, came on Turner’s two-base passed ball the following inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Saguaro had the bases loaded in the fourth after a batter reached on a strikeout passed ball.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
Arroyo advanced to second on a sacrifice by Wong (3 for 4), reached third on a Zunino passed ball, and scored when Verdugo grounded his seventh career walkoff hit through the left side of the infield for the 10th Red Sox comeback win of the year.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Hayes doubled and advanced on Fortes’ passed ball.
—sun-sentinel.com, 19 Sep. 2021
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Saguaro had the bases loaded in the fourth after a batter reached on a strikeout passed ball.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
Arroyo advanced to second on a sacrifice by Wong (3 for 4), reached third on a Zunino passed ball, and scored when Verdugo grounded his seventh career walkoff hit through the left side of the infield for the 10th Red Sox comeback win of the year.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Hayes doubled and advanced on Fortes’ passed ball.
—sun-sentinel.com, 19 Sep. 2021
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“Passed ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passed%20ball. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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