off-speed

Adjective

Meaning

off-speed (not comparable)

(baseball) Being a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball, such as a change-up.

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Examples

If pitchers can execute their sliders and off-speed stuff low and away, odds are Stanton and most other hitters will swing right through it. Source: Internet

I would like to work more on my off-speed pitches, my change-up and curveball. Source: Internet

However, we found that LHPs generally have had spin rates on their pitches, both fastballs and off-speed pitches. Source: Internet

The off-speed will come, once he gets comfortable being on the mound. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

off-side rule off-site off-slip off-speed pitch off-split off-stage