wild pitch

[wahyld pich] / ˈwaɪld ˈpɪtʃ /

NOUN

baseball throw outside reasonable area

Synonyms

WEAK

erratic pitch erratic throw wild throw

Example Sentences

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A wild pitch from McLean left Venezuela with runners on second and third base and on the next pitch Kansas City Royals slugger Maikel Garcia's sacrifice fly allowed Perez to score.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

George Springer led off with a base hit, was bunted over to second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

And an inning later, the Dodgers would keep piling on, turning a bases-loaded opportunity into a two-run rally after Andy Pages scored on a wild pitch and Smith beat out a potential double-play ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

One inning after that, Yamamoto went bust, walking Judge, giving up a two-run homer by Ben Rice, then yielding two singles to set up a run-scoring wild pitch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

A wild pitch is a ball thrown by the pitcher out of the fair reach of the catcher, and on which a base-runner gains a base.

From Base-Ball How to Become a Player by Ward, John M.