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

King issued two walks and struck out six, but Burleson pulled a changeup out to right in the fourth. —ABC News, 8 May 2026

Smith continues making strides working his cutter and changeup into the mix. —Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026

In the second, Kyle Tucker pulled a ground ball that caromed off first base for a double, took third when Dalton Rushing beat out a two-out infield single and scored when McCullers bounced a changeup that Salazar could not block. —Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026

Morejón is throwing harder than ever and still breaking off some dastardly breaking pitches and throwing an increasingly wicked changeup. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for changeup

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