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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Sheehan gave up three hits, walked two and threw a wild pitch while striking out five.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
The rookie allowed a single, hit a batter, and allowed both to advance to scoring position on a wild pitch with one out.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Eddie Rosario hit into a run-scoring forceout in the eighth, Joe La Sorsa threw a run-scoring wild pitch and Christian Vázquez hit a two-run single.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Eddie Rosario hit into a run-scoring forceout in the eighth, Joe La Sorsa threw a run-scoring wild pitch and Christian Vázquez hit a two-run single.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
The rookie allowed a single, hit a batter, and allowed both to advance to scoring position on a wild pitch with one out.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Eddie Rosario hit into a run-scoring forceout in the eighth, Joe La Sorsa threw a run-scoring wild pitch and Christian Vázquez hit a two-run single.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Eddie Rosario hit into a run-scoring forceout in the eighth, Joe La Sorsa threw a run-scoring wild pitch and Christian Vázquez hit a two-run single.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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