change-of-pace

• Sustantivo que designa un lanzamiento en el béisbol que se ejecuta con una velocidad reducida respecto al lanzamiento rápido, con el fin de desequilibrar el tiempo de reacción del bateador mediante el contraste de velocidades.

A noun referring to a baseball pitch thrown with reduced velocity, intended to disrupt the batter's timing by contrasting with a fastball.

1. B2informalamericansport

   A baseball pitch thrown with less velocity than a fastball, intended to disrupt the batter's timing.

   cambio de velocidad

   • The pitcher threw a change-of-pace to fool the batter.
   • His change-of-pace was so effective that batters often swung early.
   • A good change-of-pace can be more valuable than a fastball.

   Sinónimoschange-up