Definition of changeup
:a slow pitch in baseball thrown with the same motion as a fastball in order to deceive the batter
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Examples of changeup in a Sentence
The batter struck out on a changeup.
Recent Examples of changeup from the Web
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Mann has a fastball in the low 80s, along with a changeup, curve and slider.
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That proved consequential when Martinez dug up a low changeup and stroked it to center field for the go-ahead single.
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Is this changeup to larger, heavier rounds (and rifles) necessary?
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Mattingly said Garcia’s mix of pitches — fastball, hard slider, curve and changeup — would play well as a starter.
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Urena picked up the first double of his career in the fifth inning, smacking an 0-2 changeup down in the zone the other way to right field.
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Orioles left-hander Jayson Aquino, up from the minors for a spot start with Chris Tillman away on paternity leave, kept the Brewers off-balance with an excellent changeup during his 5 1/3 innings on the mound.
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Lacking an overpowering pitch, Fehmel improved his changeup and more effectively commanded his fastball to frustrate hitters.
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After that whole system, the biggest changeup is to the controls.
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First Known Use of changeup
circa 1943
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Definition of changeup for English Language Learners
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baseball : a slow pitch that is thrown with the same motion as a fastball in order to fool the batter
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