With So Many Suspensions After a Brawl, M.L.B. Staggers Them
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fallout from baseball’s nastiest brawl of the season hit the Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners swift and hard Monday with 12 uniformed personnel between the two teams receiving a total of 47 games’ worth of suspensions for their actions in Sunday’s spirited melee.
Major League Baseball made its strongest statement by suspending Phil Nevin, the Angels’ interim manager, for 10 games, citing “the intentional throwing by pitcher Andrew Wantz while warnings were in place.” Nevin, who started his suspension Monday evening as his team opened a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox, has only managed the Angels for 19 games since the club fired Joe Maddon on June 7.
Other harsh suspensions went to Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker (seven games, likely in large part for an obscene gesture directed toward Angels fans as he exited the field) and shortstop J.P. Crawford (five games), as well as Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon and assistant pitching coach Dom Chiti (five games each).
