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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More Yankees/Getty Images Manager John Schneider confirmed that the Yankees had picked up on a tell when Scherzer was gripping his changeup with runners on base.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Catch of the year With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Corbin Carroll got ahold of a Giolito changeup and pulled it to deep right-center field.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The Orioles made Verlander throw 27 pitches in the top of the fifth, but Verlander ended his day on his own terms by striking out Ryan Mountcastle swinging with a changeup.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Gordon said his combination of a changeup and fastball worked well.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Catch of the year With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Corbin Carroll got ahold of a Giolito changeup and pulled it to deep right-center field.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The Orioles made Verlander throw 27 pitches in the top of the fifth, but Verlander ended his day on his own terms by striking out Ryan Mountcastle swinging with a changeup.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Gordon said his combination of a changeup and fastball worked well.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for changeup
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“Changeup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeup. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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