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

Examples of wild pitch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Caleb Durbin reached on a single, moved to second on a groundout, stole third and scored on a wild pitch with an impressive dive home to tag the plate, giving the Red Sox the 5-4 lead. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

McGonigle singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch in the sixth. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

The Giants issued 10 walks, allowed nine hits, let a Rockies runner score on a wild pitch, committed an error and even hit a batter in front of the 32,063 fans who watched the home team lose 13-7 to visiting Colorado. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

Tempe Tran continued his outstanding tournament with an RBI single in the fourth, and SVLL tacked on three more runs after Isaac Ramirez and Tran both scored on wild pitches. — Dennis Pope, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wild pitch

• bewitch
• caliche
• distich
• enrich
• bitch
• ditch
• fiche
• glitch
• hitch
• ich
• itch
• kitsch