Rufus,
In the last 183 games I have worked, I have seen this happen exactly once - so I would say it doesn't come up too often.
The rule only constrains the cathcer AFTER the batter had had the opportunity to offer at the pitch. If the batter bunts the ball into play, the catcher may go wherever he needs to in order to field the bunt.
JM
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