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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An unexpected event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pitch, delivery
History
Deverbal from change up.
