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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Batting second, Alvarez crushed his 23rd homer of the season off a misplaced changeup.
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Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
With two on and nobody out in the eighth, Callihan pounced on a changeup from Hurt (1-1) to give the Pirates their first lead at 7-6.
—CBS News, 11 June 2026
After hitting Alex Jackson and Martin with pitches to start the inning, Valdez left a first-pitch changeup up and away and Buxton punished it, blasting it for a 4-1 lead.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Called up May 13 from the minors, Bolte connected on a 1-1 changeup from Robert Gasser and sent it 446 feet to right-center field to give the A's a 3-2 lead in the second inning.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
With two on and nobody out in the eighth, Callihan pounced on a changeup from Hurt (1-1) to give the Pirates their first lead at 7-6.
—CBS News, 11 June 2026
After hitting Alex Jackson and Martin with pitches to start the inning, Valdez left a first-pitch changeup up and away and Buxton punished it, blasting it for a 4-1 lead.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Called up May 13 from the minors, Bolte connected on a 1-1 changeup from Robert Gasser and sent it 446 feet to right-center field to give the A's a 3-2 lead in the second inning.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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“Changeup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeup. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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