changeup

or change-up

[ cheynj-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Baseball.

a pitch that follows one or more fastballs, delivered with the same motion as for a fastball but with less speed, intentionally disrupting the batter’s timing:
He knows how to use his changeup to keep hitters off balance.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of changeup¹

First recorded in 1940–45

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Example Sentences

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With an easy swing on a knee-high changeup in the sixth inning Friday night, Edman ended what had been a pitcher’s duel between Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd.

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Hernández battled back from an 0-and-2 count to poke a full-count changeup to center for a single.

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“His changeup is really good. I didn’t know he had it like that.”

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Closer Devin Williams, owner of the ‘Airbender’ changeup, wasn’t blowing smoke when he said he’d been told he’d be traded to the Dodgers.

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But Williams, when healthy, is in another stratosphere, one in which his changeup enjoys a lofty nickname: the Airbender.

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