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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The rookie fell behind 0-2 before laying off a changeup in the dirt, and then when Rays starter Ryan Pepiot went to the changeup again, Anthony lined one down the left field line to put the Red Sox on top.
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Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
A lot of bloopers that fell in, just getting a piece of the changeup or this or that.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
Tong also throws an 82-84 mph slider that needs work and a changeup which gets some strikeouts with movement.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
While deGrom was firing a fastball that averaged 98.4 mph, a nasty slider, a changeup and a curve, the Rangers had their own troubles against a much different pitcher.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
A lot of bloopers that fell in, just getting a piece of the changeup or this or that.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
Tong also throws an 82-84 mph slider that needs work and a changeup which gets some strikeouts with movement.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
While deGrom was firing a fastball that averaged 98.4 mph, a nasty slider, a changeup and a curve, the Rangers had their own troubles against a much different pitcher.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for changeup
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“Changeup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeup. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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