grylofgren,
While impossible to comment definitively one way or the other without seeing the play, as described, I would be inclined to rule "That's Nothing!" per the following (OBR):
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Rule 7.09(i) Comment: When a catcher and batter-runner going to first base have contact when the catcher is fielding the ball, there is generally no violation and nothing should be called. “Obstruction” by a fielder attempting to field a ball should be called only in very flagrant and violent cases because the rules give him the right of way, but of course such “right of way” is not a license to, for example, intentionally trip a runner even though fielding the ball.
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JM
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