change-of-pace ball

1. 1.

   a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball

   Synonymschange-upchange-of-paceoff-speed pitch

   Broaderpitch

Questions about change-of-pace ball

What does change-of-pace ball mean?

change-of-pace ball means "a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball".

What is another word for change-of-pace ball?

Close synonyms include change-up, change-of-pace, off-speed pitch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.