changeup
noun
change·up
ˈchānj-ˌəp 
: a slow pitch in baseball thrown with the same motion as a fastball in order to deceive the batter
Examples of changeup in a Sentence
The batter struck out on a changeup.
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Five of the Blue Jays’ first seven hits came on changeups, the most hits Snell had ever given up off that pitch in a game.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Walker also wanted Scherzer to execute his fastball and slider glove side, throw a strike-to-ball changeup and place his cutter at the top of the zone.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
His changeup was paired alongside his curveball — which froze plenty of hitter —, and his fastball that helped set up the off-speed offerings.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
On passing downs, the Patriots leveraged their regular use of Cover 1 (a man-coverage defense with a single deep safety) by disguising their variety of zone changeups as a man-to-man defense.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Walker also wanted Scherzer to execute his fastball and slider glove side, throw a strike-to-ball changeup and place his cutter at the top of the zone.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
His changeup was paired alongside his curveball — which froze plenty of hitter —, and his fastball that helped set up the off-speed offerings.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
On passing downs, the Patriots leveraged their regular use of Cover 1 (a man-coverage defense with a single deep safety) by disguising their variety of zone changeups as a man-to-man defense.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Changeup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeup. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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