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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Adam Ottavino came on in the second inning and posted his worst outing of the spring, allowing six runs on three hits, three walks and two wild pitches while recording just one out. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 Batter’s box: The Padres scored all three of their runs in the third inning, with Connor Joe doubling in a run, another scoring on a wild pitch and Yuli Gurriel doubling in another run. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025 The team won by breaking a ninth-inning tie by scoring on a wild pitch. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 Julian Fernandez and Ronan Kopp combined to walk four, hit a batter and throw a wild pitch while allowing six runs in the seventh inning. Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wild pitch

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wild pitch was in 1867

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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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