{"id":771756,"date":"2026-08-06T19:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/771756\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:03:12","slug":"mlb-issues-three-game-suspension-to-gabe-speier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/771756\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Issues Three-Game Suspension To Gabe Speier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major League Baseball announced that Mariners left-hander Gabe Speier<\/a> has been issued a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing at Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres<\/a> last night. Seattle manager Dan Wilson receives a one-game suspension. Speier is appealing, so the suspension is held in abeyance until that process plays out. Managers don\u2019t have appellate rights, so Wilson will serve his suspension today.<\/p>\n

The Speier\/Torres incident was the culmination of bubbling tensions earlier in the game, as laid out by Jason Beck of MLB.com<\/a>. Bryan Woo<\/a> started for the Mariners and hit three batters during his time on the mound. In the bottom of the seventh, Seattle Cal Raleigh<\/a> was hit by a pitch from Tigers left-hander Enmanuel De Jesus<\/a>. In the top of the eighth, Speier hit Torres. The benches and bullpen cleared, although nothing especially noteworthy came of that. The umpires ejected Speier and Wilson.<\/p>\n

When a player is ejected for an on-field incident, the team can\u2019t replace him on the roster. The Mariners will have to play a man short at some point. What often happens in these situations is the team and player will wait until a time when the pitcher was going to be unavailable anyway due to heavy usage in previous games. Then they will drop the appeal in exchange for a reduced suspension. At some point in the near future, after Speier has pitched a lot and needs a breather, he will likely drop his appeal and agree to serve a two-game suspension.<\/p>\n

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