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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Two of his most reliable pitches, the changeup and slider, looked refreshingly good.
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Cobb started well with two strikeouts in a crisp first inning, showing signs that the curveball and changeup — pitches he's believed to be vital to him starting to miss bats — were coming around.
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Barry also has worked on her changeup, cloaking her delivery so that batters will be caught off balance.
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His fastball and changeup must become serviceable complements to his devastating curveball, allowing him to navigate a lineup more than two times.
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Fastball, changeup or whatever pitch would work -- just throw that and let my defense work.
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Put that all together with his breaking stuff and his changeup, command and all that.
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More Tigers: Scouts who have seen Fulmer this season have noticed the lack of changeups.
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In his best start of the season (seven innings, two hits, one run, seven strikeouts) in a 2-1 loss to Arizona on Tuesday night, Chacín showed hitters another weapon – his changeup.
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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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