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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Wild Pitches The Dodgers were second in the MLB in wild pitches this year with 64.
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Phillies reliever Jeff Hoffman imploded in the sixth inning, giving up a lead-off hit, tossing a wild pitch and walking a batter to load the bases for the Mets.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
The Dodgers passed them with a wild pitch and a Hernández rocket.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
In the top of the eighth, two singles and a wild pitch tied the game.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Phillies reliever Jeff Hoffman imploded in the sixth inning, giving up a lead-off hit, tossing a wild pitch and walking a batter to load the bases for the Mets.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
The Dodgers passed them with a wild pitch and a Hernández rocket.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
In the top of the eighth, two singles and a wild pitch tied the game.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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