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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Murakami took a cutter inside for a ball and then foul tipped a changeup.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Center fielder Wyatt Langford struck out on a well-inside sinker for the second out and Seager chased a low changeup for the third.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Webb’s 1,000th career strikeout, however, came when Judge foul-tipped an 86-mph changeup to strand two runners in the fourth inning.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Burns’ 102-mph fastball and wipeout slider have been better pitches for him than his changeup, but the 23-year-old worked on the changeup this offseason and Stephenson, for one, has been impressed.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Center fielder Wyatt Langford struck out on a well-inside sinker for the second out and Seager chased a low changeup for the third.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Webb’s 1,000th career strikeout, however, came when Judge foul-tipped an 86-mph changeup to strand two runners in the fourth inning.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Burns’ 102-mph fastball and wipeout slider have been better pitches for him than his changeup, but the 23-year-old worked on the changeup this offseason and Stephenson, for one, has been impressed.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Changeup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeup. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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