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

The Red Sox tied it in the eighth when Wilyer Abreu scored from third on a wild pitch by reliever Josh Ekness. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Yandy Díaz singled, took third on a single by Jonathan Arana and scored when Baz threw a wild pitch to Caminero. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Caleb Durbin reached on a single, moved to second on a groundout, stole third and scored on a wild pitch with an impressive dive home to tag the plate, giving the Red Sox the 5-4 lead. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The Giants issued 10 walks, allowed nine hits, let a Rockies runner score on a wild pitch, committed an error and even hit a batter in front of the 32,063 fans who watched the home team lose 13-7 to visiting Colorado. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 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