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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Randy Arozarena led off with a first-pitch double on a four-seamer, who advanced to third on a Mitch Garver flyout and scored the Mariners’ only run on a wild pitch.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
Tatis flared a single to center field and went to second on Ohtani’s wild pitch.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Tatis advanced to second base on a 98.3-mph wild pitch and third on a single that Arraez hit off a 98-mph sinker.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Badger made it 5-3 in fourth on a two-base error, ground out, and wild pitch.
—Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
Tatis flared a single to center field and went to second on Ohtani’s wild pitch.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Tatis advanced to second base on a 98.3-mph wild pitch and third on a single that Arraez hit off a 98-mph sinker.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Badger made it 5-3 in fourth on a two-base error, ground out, and wild pitch.
—Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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