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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Hodge walked Joey Bart, and threw a wild pitch that allowed McCutchen to reach third base, but the pitcher struck out Ke'Bryan Hayes to end the Pirates' rally.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Sogard and Mayer touched home moments later on an RBI-double by Max Ferguson, one of the Padres prospects from the Eric Hosmer trade in ‘22, and wild pitch by Patrick Halligan.
Holding it down in the Fort
While the Boston bats were loud, the pitching staff mostly kept the Braves bats quiet.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
Reliever Nate Pearson intentionally walked Machado to load the bases, then uncorked a wild pitch to bring home the go-ahead run.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Later, Long threw a wild pitch that allowed another run to score.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Sogard and Mayer touched home moments later on an RBI-double by Max Ferguson, one of the Padres prospects from the Eric Hosmer trade in ‘22, and wild pitch by Patrick Halligan.
Holding it down in the Fort
While the Boston bats were loud, the pitching staff mostly kept the Braves bats quiet.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
Reliever Nate Pearson intentionally walked Machado to load the bases, then uncorked a wild pitch to bring home the go-ahead run.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Later, Long threw a wild pitch that allowed another run to score.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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