off-speed

[ awf-speed, of- ]

adjective

1. slower than usual or expected, as a baseball pitch.

Example Sentences

There was a time when Buehler wouldn’t have even considered throwing an off-speed pitch in that situation.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was talking to the hitting guys and I was like, ‘I think we gotta be on the fastball against Yu — he’s got way too many pitches to cover, and if you’re sitting off-speed, he’s got like five off-speed pitches,’ ” Hernández said.

From Los Angeles Times

The Padres were especially effective against off-speed pitches.

From Los Angeles Times

He sprayed more off-speed pitches, leaving him routinely behind the count.

From Los Angeles Times

The cutter darts the other direction, giving him a weapon to throw in against left-handed hitters who had previously just looked for off-speed pitches away.

From Los Angeles Times