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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Williams is still in the 87th percentile of Whiff percentage among active MLB pitchers, and that was on full display in his most recent outing against the San Diego Padres. Of his 21 pitches, batters swung and missed at six of them, with five of those being via his changeup. —Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025

Horton had been waiting for the perfect situation to unleash his changeup in his major-league debut. —Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025

Friday night against the Chicago Cubs, Michael Busch took him deep in the ninth inning, getting a hold of a changeup. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025

Grisham blasted a no-doubt, 387-foot home run in a 1-2 count on a changeup Jason Adam pitched inside but left thigh high. —Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for changeup

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup