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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After a wild pitch, Rootman delivered his two-run single.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled before Clement scored on a wild pitch by Andre Scrubb to tie it at 1.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Tinney scored on Temo Becerra's single -- giving him three RBIs for the night -- and Robbins came around on a wild pitch.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
Maybe the curve would have skipped to the backstop, and the Blue Jays would have won on a wild pitch.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled before Clement scored on a wild pitch by Andre Scrubb to tie it at 1.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Tinney scored on Temo Becerra's single -- giving him three RBIs for the night -- and Robbins came around on a wild pitch.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
Maybe the curve would have skipped to the backstop, and the Blue Jays would have won on a wild pitch.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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