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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The fastball is already a plus-pitch that the 6-foot-5 righty complements with a slider, curveball and changeup.
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In 12 May appearances, Rondon threw his changeup 10.9 percent of the time, according to BrooksBaseball.
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His fastball sits in the low to mid 90s but can jump to 97 and his curveball and changeup are both already plus offerings.
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Buchholz constantly mixed his fastball, curve and changeup, striking out two and walking one.
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Today, both his curveball and changeup was working.
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Blood explained that the key to Dombkowski’s success has been his ability to develop a third pitch — his changeup.
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Carrasco offered a changeup and Gonzalez executed a textbook sacrifice.
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Manaea used just three pitches to keep Boston off balance, mixing a four-seam fastball, changeup and slider to great effect.
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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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