What if situation

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Originally Posted by Manny A

Why a warning in c? Unless the catcher was hit by a carelessly released bat, I don't see a need to warn. It could be that the batter hit the catcher with the follow-through, which could be indicative of the catcher being too close to the plate.

While that could be a different situation, that isn't how I read this unclear OP, "same situation" after "bat slips out of B4 hands". If the bat leaves the batter's hands and hits a defensive player, I have a warning under 3-6-3.