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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Both runners advanced as Garcia scored on a wild pitch.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
The Guardians had two infield singles, a bunt single, and an RBI-groundout in the frame, while also taking advantage of a series of mistakes by Skubal — throwing error, a balk and a wild pitch.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The Marlins tied the score in the fourth on Eric Wagaman’s sacrifice fly that plated Norby, who had reached on a double and moved to third on a wild pitch by Leiter.
—Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Tatis reached on a one-out single, went to second on an errant pick-off throw by Mets rookie starter Jonah Tong and to third on a wild pitch before sprinting home on Arraez’s shallow fly ball to left.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
The Guardians had two infield singles, a bunt single, and an RBI-groundout in the frame, while also taking advantage of a series of mistakes by Skubal — throwing error, a balk and a wild pitch.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The Marlins tied the score in the fourth on Eric Wagaman’s sacrifice fly that plated Norby, who had reached on a double and moved to third on a wild pitch by Leiter.
—Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Tatis reached on a one-out single, went to second on an errant pick-off throw by Mets rookie starter Jonah Tong and to third on a wild pitch before sprinting home on Arraez’s shallow fly ball to left.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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