Batting Cage Swings before game at bat

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

A FED interp several years ago said that using the batting cage could be done if it wasn't a distraction (hint, hint), and that the home team did not need to make the cage available to the visitors.

I agree with the comments that it can't be the on-deck batter.

For those who don't take Bob's hint, I believe he's saying something along these lines: if the home team isn't making it available to the visitors, then he's going to rule it a distraction and disallow it. Or maybe he'll just disallow it anyway, stating that it's a distraction. Either way, we've got a ruling to support disallowing it.

I've seen a couple fields with cages by the home dugout, but I've not seen them used during a game. Good to know how to handle that if I see it.