brushback

[bruhsh-bak] /ˈbrʌʃˌbæk/
noun, Baseball.
1.
a fastball thrown high and inside to force the batter away from the plate, often to intimidate.
Origin
1950-55; noun use of verb phrase brush back
Examples from the web for brushback
  • He never shied away from a batter, and his brushback pitch was legendary.
Slang definitions & phrases for brushback

brushback

modifier

Pitched very close to the batter, as if to hit him: knocked me over like a good brushback pitch

noun

beanball, duster: Throw another brushback and you're out of the game (1950s+ Baseball)