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
The only mistake was a changeup to Josh Smith on a full count.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
He’s got a good slider, good fastball, good changeup.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Miller hung a two-strike changeup to leadoff man Sean Bouchard.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Teoscar Hernández then drilled Gil’s changeup for his third homer of the series, a solo blast, in the sixth.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
He’s got a good slider, good fastball, good changeup.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Miller hung a two-strike changeup to leadoff man Sean Bouchard.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Teoscar Hernández then drilled Gil’s changeup for his third homer of the series, a solo blast, in the sixth.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
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“Changeup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeup. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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