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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His slider and changeup, used 23 total times, were unhittable, generating seven whiffs on seven swings.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Lagrange has a deeper arsenal, also deploying a changeup, sweeper and slider.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
Blackburn also drastically decreased the use of his sweeper and turned to his curveball, changeup and four-seamer less.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
Skenes’ repertoire was electric as per usual, with sharp breaking sinkers and changeups to go along with a high-90 mph fastball.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Lagrange has a deeper arsenal, also deploying a changeup, sweeper and slider.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
Blackburn also drastically decreased the use of his sweeper and turned to his curveball, changeup and four-seamer less.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
Skenes’ repertoire was electric as per usual, with sharp breaking sinkers and changeups to go along with a high-90 mph fastball.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Changeup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeup. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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