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
May 7, 2024 Stone, leaning heavily on a fastball that averaged 94.2 mph and a changeup that averaged 86.5 mph, retired eight batters in a row to open the game before giving up a two-out single to Otto Lopez in the third.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The changeup registered 16 swings and nine whiffs, per Baseball Savant.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The changeup registered 16 swings and nine whiffs, per Baseball Savant.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2024
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 11 May. 2024.
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