Speier Suspended After Pitch Hits Torres | Fayetteville News

Fayetteville News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 7, 2026 · 1m

Seattle Mariners pitcher Gabe Speier faces a three-game suspension after hitting Detroit’s Gleyber Torres with a 96.3 mph fastball — an incident that sparked benches-clearing chaos and led to both players being ejected. Speier is appealing, but Mariners manager Dan Wilson, who also received a one-game ban (non-appealable), will miss Thursday’s game, forcing Manny Acta into the dugout. The tension had been building: earlier in the game, Tigers hitters had already been hit by pitches, and Cal Raleigh was struck just before Speier’s pitch — adding fuel to the fire as frustration boiled over on…