"wild pitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wild pitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wild pitch (plural wild pitches)
  1. (baseball) A play where the pitcher throws a non-catchable pitch and a runner advances. Wikipedia link: wild pitch Categories (topical): Baseball Translations (baseball: a non-catchable pitch): 暴投 (bōtō) (alt: ぼうとう) (Japanese), 폭투 (poktu) (alt: 暴投) (Korean)

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