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

Jose Siri hit a two-run homer for the Angels in the eighth, and Leo Rivas scored for the Mariners in the bottom half on a wild pitch. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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

Meckler scored the Angels’ first run in the first inning on Miller's wild pitch. — ABC News, 26 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