Gabe Speier receives three-game ban from MLB after bench-clearing brawl

[p]The punishments, including fines of an undisclosed amount, were issued before Thursday's final game in a series at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-mariners/txYPhSac/"]Seattle[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-tigers/0QIlt8pi/"]Detroit[/a] with the incident coming in the Mariners' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/detroit-tigers-0QIlt8pi/seattle-mariners-txYPhSac/?mid=AyaN4iuH"]4-2 triumph Wednesday[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kansas-city-royals/IL2QbgJ4/"]Tigers[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wilson-alexis/GEPjHKlU/"]Wilson[/a], who served his suspension in Thursday's contest, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/speier-gabe/8WJKoL2A/"]Speier[/a] were ejected on Wednesday with MLB saying the bans were a result of Speier's "intentional throwing" at Detroit's Gleyber [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/torres-gleyber/QNdyAu0l/"]Torres[/a], who was struck in the left leg in the eighth inning by a 96.3-mph Speier fastball.[/p][p]It was the second inside fastball in a row to Torres and came an inning after Seattle's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raleigh-cal/zBDJZfkq/"]Cal Raleigh[/a] was hit in the left ribs by a 94.7-mph fastball from Detroit reliever [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-jesus-enmanuel/ddNTQLfk/"]Enmanuel De Jesus[/a].[/p][embed guid="17bd447d-de05-4af6-975a-73c112b60052" url="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/2085428517181800897?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Speier is appealing his suspension and any discipline will not be imposed until the process is completed.[/p][p]Bench coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barreda-manny/8jicNUeE/"]Manny Acta[/a] filled in for Wilson serving the first suspension of his career.[/p][p]"[b]It is what the rule is and not that I agree, but that's where we are,[/b]" Wilson said.[/p][p]Mariners starting pitcher [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/woo-bryan/dnK77luo/"]Bryan Woo[/a] had hit three Tigers batters over his seven shutout innings.[/p][p]"[b]These things tend to bring guys together,[/b]" Wilson said. "[b]It tends to cultivate intensity and I think it was a great example of that.[/b]"[/p]