Batter throws bat

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

Any batter can easily club the catcher while remaining in the batter's box. I hope you're not calling CI on that.

I'm not, because that would be pretty obvious to see, IMO.

I'm talking about a batter who is trying to protect a runner on a steal, and the pitcher throws a pitch-out to the catcher. Most catchers simply move to the side to receive the pitch, so they shouldn't put themselves in the path of the bat if the batter tries to make contact with the pitch-out.

But I agree with Rich. The catcher who moves to the side and then up on the pitch-out (assuming he's that fast) would be liable for CI (or CO in FED) because he's taking away a legitimate attempt to strike at the ball.