Editing Changeup (section)

==Popularity==
Since the rise of [[Pedro Martínez]], a [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] pitcher whose changeup was one of the tools that led to his three [[Cy Young Award]]s, the changeup has become increasingly popular in the [[Dominican Republic]].<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB121573942686244721.htm The Pitch of an Island], James Wagner</ref> Dominican pitchers including [[Edinson Vólquez]], [[Michael Ynoa]], and [[Ervin Santana]] are all known to have developed effective changeups in the Dominican Republic after Martínez's success with the pitch.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}

One of the most famous changeup throwers of the last 30 years, [[Atlanta Braves]] southpaw [[Tom Glavine]] utilized a two-seam changeup as his number one pitch on the way to winning two Cy Young Awards, a World Series MVP, and 305 wins in a celebrated Hall of Fame career.<ref> [https://www.si.com/vault/1992/07/13/126807/a-gripping-tale-the-accidental-discovery-of-a-two-seam-changeup-has-made-atlantas-tom-glavine-baseballs-best-pitcher A Gripping Tale] 13 July 1992. Sports Illustrated. </ref>

Hall of Famer reliever [[Trevor Hoffman]] had one of the best changeups in his prime and used it to record 601 [[save (baseball)|save]]s.

In the 2010s, some of the game's best pitchers came to rely heavily on the changeup. A 2013 article published by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' noted that star starting pitchers [[Justin Verlander]], [[Félix Hernández]], [[Stephen Strasburg]], [[David Price (baseball)|David Price]], and [[Max Scherzer]] revolutionized the pitch and used it abundantly in their arsenal.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lemire |first1=Joe |title=How the changeup has changed the game |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2013/09/18/changeups-brandon-mccarthy-chris-tillman |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=December 6, 2024 |date=September 18, 2013}}</ref> In addition to its effectiveness on the field, according to ''Fox Sports'' changeups may also reduce the number of injuries suffered by a pitcher.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 19, 2015|title=Not every pitcher needs a changeup|url=https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/not-every-pitcher-needs-a-changeup-011915|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221124410/https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/not-every-pitcher-needs-a-changeup-011915|archive-date=December 21, 2016|url-status=dead|website=Fox Sports}}</ref>