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brushback pitch

brush·back pitch [ brúsh bak pìch ] (plural brush·back pitch·es) or brush·back ball [ brúsh bak bàwl ] (plural brush·back balls)


noun 
Definition:
 
baseball pitch to make batters step back: a pitch deliberately thrown close to a batter's body to make it dangerous for the batter to crowd the plate

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