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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Reliever Edgardo Henriquez allowed two runs on a wild pitch and a Bo Bichette single to solidify the Toronto lead.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Daulton Varsho slapped a triple against Snell that could be labeled unlucky, but the lefty left the game with two runs on after throwing two wild pitches in the seventh inning.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The Blue Jays added two runs in the seventh inning — including on a wild pitch by Edgardo Henriquez — and one more for good measure in the eighth.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
The two runners each moved up on a wild pitch, putting runners and second and third.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Daulton Varsho slapped a triple against Snell that could be labeled unlucky, but the lefty left the game with two runs on after throwing two wild pitches in the seventh inning.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The Blue Jays added two runs in the seventh inning — including on a wild pitch by Edgardo Henriquez — and one more for good measure in the eighth.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
The two runners each moved up on a wild pitch, putting runners and second and third.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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