How to Use off-speed in a Sentence

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• Had good off-speed pitches as well.
  — Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
• All off-speed stuff was working well.
  — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 7 May 2026
• Not every great defense requires an off-speed pitch — far from it, in fact.
  — Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• Signal for a fastball or something off-speed?
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
• Sims is sitting in the low 90s, but is able to keep hitters off balance with his off-speed stuff.
  — Tony Catalina, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2026
• The Brewers didn’t chase much when Avila threw his off-speed pitches.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
• Dorsey’s off-speed stuff matched his fastball to keep Virginia batters off-balance.
  — Brady Oltmans, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
• The fact that Chapman’s secondary off-speed pitch runs that fast is impressive enough, though.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
• No one has touched his off-speed stuff, either — probably because there’s nothing off-speed about his off-speed stuff.
  — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 12 May 2026
• Part of that growth is Pallante’s learning how to better utilize his off-speed pitches.
  — Katie Woo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
• When needed, Luzardo was also able to pull out his four-seam fastball or off-speed changeup.
  — Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
• There was a time when Buehler wouldn’t have even considered throwing an off-speed pitch in that situation.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
• The putting cups feature a soft-rimmed plastic that rejects off-line or off-speed putts, only accepting perfect shots.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
• The Royals rave about his elite command that features a plus-fastball and two distinct off-speed pitches.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
• Voegele’s command of his off-speed pitches held West Aurora up throughout the game.
  — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
• Mixing in off-speed, curveballs, that feels less stressful than constantly ripping the fastball.
  — Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
• The Red Devils didn’t do much with Umbright’s off-speed pitches, either.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
• It’s also led to teams attacking Tucker with off-speed pitches, rarely giving him a fastball to hit.
  — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
• Snell was one behind and similarly rode his best off-speed offering — the curveball — to swing-and-misses.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
• His changeup and mix of off-speed pitches were especially effective.
  — Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
• In particular, Giolito likes where his off-speed pitches are.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• Coaches have also praised his secondary stuff, in particular his ability to throw his off-speed pitches for strikes.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
• Culpepper is prone to chasing off-speed pitches out of the zone, but walked more (50) and struck out less (90) than expected.
  — Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
• With each pitch, Ohtani is acquiring data — about the break of a particular off-speed pitch, for example.
  — Bruce Schoenfeld, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• Tracy said the Red Sox want Bello to continue attacking with his off-speed stuff.
  — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• Pairing a high-octane fastball with a nasty mix of off-speed pitches, the 25-year-old righty is living up to his top-25 prospect hype.
  — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 9 May 2026
• Now 27, Rice is hoping to build off his 2025 success by hitting more off-speed pitches in the air.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
• Cole took advantage of the Rays’ aggressiveness, ramping up his off-speed usage the second time through the order.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
• Cabrera remains a solid strikeout pitcher, and his changeup is one of the best off-speed pitches in MLB.
  — Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
• Sabalenka understands that Jabeur, while known for her slices, her drop shots and her off-speed game, can also unload from the baseline when necessary.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2023