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 both runners advanced on a wild pitch, Marsee homered to right.
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Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
Clemens doubled and scored on a wild pitch to give the Twins a 1-0 lead in the third.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
Uncharacteristically, Torrey Pines pitchers threw six wild pitches in the game, walked two batters and hit two others.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Duran led off the second inning for Aledo with a single to center, went to second on a ground out and scored when a couple of wild pitches moved him to third and home.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026
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Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
Clemens doubled and scored on a wild pitch to give the Twins a 1-0 lead in the third.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
Uncharacteristically, Torrey Pines pitchers threw six wild pitches in the game, walked two batters and hit two others.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Duran led off the second inning for Aledo with a single to center, went to second on a ground out and scored when a couple of wild pitches moved him to third and home.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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