Catcher's Interference

If a batter intentionally hit the catcher's mitt that batter should be called for interference, he's out, and it's a dead ball.

(OBR 2.0, 7.08)b), 7.09(L)): Interference is any act by the team at bat which obstructs, impedes, hinders, or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play.....

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nobody really had an answer or had ever seen it happen.

Must be a slow baseball day.

If there were no runners on, can he be called out? Unless the batter's interference resulted in an uncaught third strike, and with no runners, with what play is he interfering?

Same would be true with runners on if no runner advances.