How to Use changeup in a Sentence

changeup

noun

• The batter struck out on a changeup.
• My slider has improved, my changeup and fastball is all the same.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 4 July 2021
• The 6-foot-3 Wicks is armed with arguably the best changeup in the draft class.
  — Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2021
• While his slider is his second-best pitch, his curveball and changeup aren't far behind.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2021
• His fastball reaches 99 mph to go along with a cutter, slider and changeup.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2021
• Naquin’s homer off the pitch was only the second hit Alzolay allowed on his changeup this year.
  — Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com, 4 July 2021
• Miley went away from his fastball after giving up two runs in the first two innings, sticking to his cutter-changeup combination.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 4 July 2021
• Lodolo worked on developing his changeup, giving him another pitch to pair with his low-90s fastball and a sweepy curveball.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 18 July 2021
• Starling Marte led off the ninth with a single to right, and Jesús Aguilar followed by driving an 85 mph changeup into the seats in left field.
  — Aaron Bracy, sun-sentinel.com, 17 July 2021
• The rising senior and Vanderbilt commit throws a fastball in the low-to-mid 90′s and has a slider, curveball and changeup in his repertoire.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 6 July 2021
• Gibson is throwing five average or better pitches at present (including his changeup, cutter and four-seamer), with only his ‘C’ grade curve checking in below that.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 6 July 2021
• Scouting report: At his best, DeBrusk uses his breakaway speed to stretch defenses and fills the net with quick wrist shots, snappers, and a soft changeup pitch upstairs that fools goalies.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2021
• The homer came on a changeup that hung at the top of the strike zone.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 9 June 2022
• To see that and to see the changeup thrown for strikes and the slider was good.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
• Ahead in the count 2-0, Ramírez whiffed on a changeup low and over the middle of the plate.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 23 May 2022
• Bracho threw a changeup, 85.5 mph, right over the heart of the plate.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
• Akin’s changeup and slider were among the five worst in the league.
  — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 24 Jan. 2022
• The first pitch was an 88-mph changeup away, off the plate, surely a ball.
  — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• Martínez got ahead 0-2 and threw a changeup, his best pitch.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 June 2022
• Smith was looking for the changeup from Clarke, and got it.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2022
• And then the changeup got better as the outing went along.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
• There was just one blemish on the changeup’s pitch chart.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021
• And his curveball/changeup mix might be the best mix of secondary stuff in the system.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
• The 6-foot-2 righty uses a changeup and a curveball, too.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2021
• The only mistake was a changeup to Josh Smith on a full count.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
• In his first at-bat, Gil threw him two changeups and a slider.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
• June was the only month in which his changeup usage was south of 60%.
  — Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2022
• Bellinger struck out on a 94-mph Webb fastball in the third inning and on an 86-mph changeup in the fifth.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2021
• Kyle Stowers sent a changeup into the Marlins’ bullpen with two on and two out.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
• Good little cutter away from the righties, a curveball, and a good changeup away from the lefties.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024