Brushback

[Oralee]

in baseball, a ball intentionally thrown fast and too close to the batter s body, forcing the batter to step back. Brushback pitches are against the rules:

[Tina]

an action or statement that can be seen as an attempt to threaten or frighten someone:

[Lizzy Liz]

A pitch aimed close to the body so that the batter must step back to avoid it.