Seattle Mariners reliever Gabe Speier and manager Dan Wilson receive suspensions after an incident involving an apparent retaliatory pitch aimed at Detroit Tigers player Gleyber Torres. In the game on Wednesday night, Speier throws a 96 mph fastball that hits Torres, prompting a bench-clearing situation. Multiple reports characterize the pitch as intentional retaliation. One account links the retaliation to an earlier event involving Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, which set the stage for Speier’s decision to target Torres. As a result of Major League Baseball’s review of the on-field conduct, Speier is suspended for three games. Wilson is also penalized, receiving a one-game suspension for his role in the aftermath of the incident. The suspensions are reported to follow the league’s disciplinary process related to throwing at a batter and the escalation that occurred during the altercation. The Mariners and Tigers do not dispute the suspensions in these reports, which focus on the sanctions and the chain of events leading to the bench-clearing incident.