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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Goodman scored on a wild pitch by reliever Tony Santillan, who overcooked a slider.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
Boston opened a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third when Rafaela singled, took second on a wild pitch and scored on Roman Anthony’s RBI single to right.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
That’s what happened to Álvarez in the final game of the 2013 season, when the Marlins walked off Detroit on a wild pitch, with Álvarez due up next, in the bottom of the ninth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Verlander threw a wild pitch, then walked Jody Gerut and José Hernández before getting Alex Cora to hit an inning-ending ground out.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
Boston opened a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third when Rafaela singled, took second on a wild pitch and scored on Roman Anthony’s RBI single to right.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
That’s what happened to Álvarez in the final game of the 2013 season, when the Marlins walked off Detroit on a wild pitch, with Álvarez due up next, in the bottom of the ninth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Verlander threw a wild pitch, then walked Jody Gerut and José Hernández before getting Alex Cora to hit an inning-ending ground out.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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