wild pitch

noun

: a baseball pitch not hit by the batter that cannot be caught or controlled by the catcher with ordinary effort and that enables a base runner to advance compare passed ball

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The death raised concerns about wild pitches and the risk of fresh, shiny baseballs slipping from pitchers’ hands. —

Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024 Richards replaced Ryan on Wednesday, allowing five walks, two wild pitches and three runs in two-thirds of an inning. —

Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024 Cantillo, though, did not have control of his own stuff and Bo Naylor couldn’t handle it behind the plate, as Judge scored on a wild pitch. —

Scott Thompson, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024 On Tuesday, the Red Sox displayed a more savvy brand of baseball with Dom Smith doubling, advancing to third on a single and scoring the go-ahead run in the sixth inning on a wild pitch with an impressive swipe of the plate to avoid the tag. —

Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wild pitch