Seattle Mariners reliever Gabe Speier has been suspended three games "as a result of his intentional throwing at [Tigers second baseman] Gleyber Torres."
Seattle Mariners reliever Gabe Speier has been suspended three games "as a result of his intentional throwing at [Tigers second baseman] Gleyber Torres" in Wednesday night's 4-2 victory, according to reporter Daniel Kramer.
Mariners manager Dan Wilson also received a one-game suspension, and he will be absent from Thursday's rubber match.
Speier was ejected after his pitch in the eighth inning, making Torres the fourth Tigers batter plunked in the game.
The benches and bullpens cleared after Torres was hit, though there appeared to be no punches thrown while the teams gathered around home plate. Wilson was also ejected in the aftermath.
Speier had relieved starter Bryan Woo, who hit three batters during his seven scoreless innings in the Mariners' win.
Gleyber Torres #25 of the Detroit Tigers gets in the face of Cal Raleigh #29 of the Seattle Mariners during the eighth inning at T-Mobile Park on August 05, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jack Compton/Getty Images)Speier retired the first two batters he faced before pegging Torres on the upper left leg with a 96.3 mph fastball. That came on the second pitch of the at-bat, after Torres had gotten out of the way of a 95.9 mph pitch that was also way inside.
Detroit left-hander Enmanuel De Jesus hit Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh with a 95-mph fastball in the bottom of the seventh.
Tigers rookie Max Clark took a pitch off his elbow guard leading off the third, the first of three consecutive innings when Woo hit batters.
Riley Green was hit by a pitch in the fourth, and Zach McKinstry in the fifth — both breaking balls on the back foot. McKinstry got first base only after a replay review showed that the ball grazed the front of his foot.
