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What is a change-up?

What is a change-up? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (baseball) A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery.
  2. (by extension) An unexpected event.
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Moody's also announced a management change-up.
But I learned that I needed a change-up and that's been a big pitch for me.
With your palm facing down, your wrist snaps forward. This is the same type of motion used for the backhanded change-up.
He still must improve his change-up but has an above-average fastball and a good curve.
Plummer says that these days, he doesn't rely on much special in his delivery, mostly throwing a fastball, curve and forkball that he uses as a change-up.
Every batter, it's a fastball for a strike or pop-up, then a change-up for a ground out.

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