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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Cabrera, who had held the Padres scoreless over 11 innings in his previous two starts against them, allowed a run in the third inning when Martín Maldonado led off with a double, advanced to third base on a wild pitch and scored on Luis Arraez’s single.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Sosa advanced to second on a wild pitch, only to watch as Chapman blew Bryce Harper away with a 99.9 mph sinker.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Simpson stole second, then went to third when Caballero walked on a wild pitch.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Goodman scored on a wild pitch by reliever Tony Santillan, who overcooked a slider.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Sosa advanced to second on a wild pitch, only to watch as Chapman blew Bryce Harper away with a 99.9 mph sinker.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Simpson stole second, then went to third when Caballero walked on a wild pitch.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Goodman scored on a wild pitch by reliever Tony Santillan, who overcooked a slider.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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