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

Kyle Teel reached on a fielder’s choice, advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a throwing error by catcher Hunter Goodman. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Yet another wild pitch moved Crews to second, and then CJ Abrams walked. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026

Rookie Brody Hopkins, making a pitch for a playoff roster spot, took over and threw two wild pitches, leading to one run. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Salas’ hit scored Jake Cronenworth, who started the inning as the automatic runner at second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch by Josh Ekness (2-4). — Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 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