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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The next inning, the Brewers added an insurance run with back-to-back singles against right-hander Roki Sasaki and a wild pitch from left-hander Justin Wrobleski. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Milwaukee scored again in the eighth inning when Brice Turang, who had previously reached base on a single, scored on a wild pitch from Justin Wrobleski. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The Brewers extended their lead to 5-2 in the eighth on Justin Wrobleski's wild pitch that scored Brice Turang, who reached on an infield single and advanced to third on William Contreras' single. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Reliever Erik Sabrowski threw a wild pitch that let the two runners get to second and third, but Tommy Pham flew out without scoring the tying run. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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