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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Miller then threw a wild pitch to bring home another run.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Oak Forest had runners on second and third with no outs after a single, a walk and a wild pitch.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Andy Pages had a two-run double off reliever Javier Assad and later scored on a wild pitch by Vince Velasquez, who was called up Friday.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Kim drove in a run with a groundout later in the inning, and Pages scored on a wild pitch.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Oak Forest had runners on second and third with no outs after a single, a walk and a wild pitch.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Andy Pages had a two-run double off reliever Javier Assad and later scored on a wild pitch by Vince Velasquez, who was called up Friday.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Kim drove in a run with a groundout later in the inning, and Pages scored on a wild pitch.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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