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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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 Wild Pitches The Dodgers were second in the MLB in wild pitches this year with 64. —

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 See all Example Sentences for wild pitch