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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Kyle Schwarber homered off southpaw Luis Peralta in the seventh, and right-hander Tyler Kinley walked three straight batters in the eighth, leading to J.T. Realmuto scoring on a wild pitch to push the score to 3-0.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Watching Jose Iglesias get into scoring position on a wild pitch in the fifth inning and Merrill do the same in the sixth brought to mind all the work the Padres did on balls in the dirt this spring.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Derek Hill legged out a grounder down the third-base line, stole second, advanced to third on the bad throw to nab him, and raced home on a wild pitch.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Giovanni Longo walked and scored on a wild pitch to break a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the sixth for Sandburg (3-1).
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Watching Jose Iglesias get into scoring position on a wild pitch in the fifth inning and Merrill do the same in the sixth brought to mind all the work the Padres did on balls in the dirt this spring.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Derek Hill legged out a grounder down the third-base line, stole second, advanced to third on the bad throw to nab him, and raced home on a wild pitch.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Giovanni Longo walked and scored on a wild pitch to break a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the sixth for Sandburg (3-1).
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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