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

Marte took third on a wild pitch before Moreno grounded out to end the game. — Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

The Athletics tied it in the sixth when Henry Bolte came home on a wild pitch by reliever Ty Johnson. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Andrew Benintendi singled and went to second on a wild pitch before Peters stayed alive by fouling off 12 pitches with two strikes and walking. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Houck faced four batters, got a fly out, walked two, threw a wild pitch and allowed a run on a ground out. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 9 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