Collision at the Plate W/ Video

[NevadaBlue]

I think you could, in good faith, justify either a no call or a malicious contact call.

It all depends on your judgement. I would probably go with a no call and give the catcher an "atta girl" on her way back to the dugout.

My justification to the defensive coach is that I didn't judge the contact to be malicious in nature, player started a slide and made a mid-slide adjustment that caused the contact.

I would, in this circumstance, gladly take a little heat if the defensive coach wanted to give it.