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If you get a chance to watch it again, watch the catcher. It appeared to me that initially he was not in the way of the runner, and that he moved into the already-committed basepath of the runner. I don't believe the runner could have avoided the contact after the catcher moved.
Malicious? It looked reactionary to me, but with the arms at his chest, I can see where one would get that impression.
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