wild throw

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Stewart almost made the situation worse with a wild throw to second, but Dean Carpentier was thrown out trying to reach third on the poor throw to second.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

And, yeah, a team that does everything right did bits of everything wrong, a wild throw scoring a run, a wild pitch scoring another run, and a foolish stolen base attempt costing yet another run.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

Marcus Semien grounded out to the pitcher, with first baseman Ryan Mountcastle needing to make a diving snag of Rodriguez’s wild throw.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

Third base umpire and crew chief Jeff Nelson came to inspect the mound after the third wild throw.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2023

Cheyenne tossed up the dice, caught them and purposely made a wild throw.

From Partners of Chance by Knibbs, Henry Herbert