brushback pitch
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbrʌʃ.bæk ˌpɪtʃ/ us/ˈbrʌʃ.bæk ˌpɪtʃ/ (also brushback)
（棒球）投近身球
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
He got punished for throwing a brushback pitch in training. 他因为在训练中投掷了一个近身球而被罚。
US威胁性（或恐吓性）行为（或言语）
an action or statement that can be seen as an attempt to threaten or frighten someone
At a news conference, he threw a brushback pitch at his former coach. 在一次新闻发布会上，他出言威胁自己的前任教练。
- More examples
- As a player, he was never a goody-two-shoes. He threw brushback pitches.
- White House officials insist that their foreign policy goal is not to depose the government, but rather to throw a series of brushback pitches.
- He might face a brushback pitch or two when he testifies next week before a congressional committee.
- Making the government face the prospect of defending the Whitaker appointment constitutes an important brushback pitch.
- The main differences in the game from when I played are the money being made and lack of brushbacks.