Under what circumstance will an offensive conference be charged?

In baseball, an offensive conference is charged when there is a meeting between a coach or a player and a runner who is on base, particularly when it involves strategy or game planning. The specific instance of an assistant coach conferring with a runner at first base fits this definition, as it signifies a deliberate discussion about how to proceed in the game.

In this context, meetings arranged for the purpose of strategizing are considered conferences. The nature of the meeting implies that the offensive team is potentially influencing the player's decisions or actions at that moment.

Other scenarios provided do not constitute an offensive conference. For instance, the meeting between a coach and a runner after a conference by the opposing team does not charge an offensive conference because it’s a response rather than an initiatory strategy discussion. During a pitching change, discussions that occur should not count as an offensive conference since they are typically part of the game’s rules surrounding pitching alterations. Lastly, if a player is injured, the focus would be on assessing the player’s condition rather than strategizing, thus not constituting a conference as defined by the rules.