There was a huge brawl during the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners, and here are the details about it.
On Sunday, during the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners, a huge brawl broke out between the players of the two teams.
Nearly every player was involved in the brawl, and it escalated pretty quickly. The benches were cleared, and the bullpens of both teams came to intervene in the fight that had just broken out.
The brawl started when right fielder Jesse Winker of the Mariners was struck in the leg by a pitch thrown by Angels pitcher Andrew Wantz in the top of the second inning. That sent Winker running, and as he continued to attempt to reach Wantz, both bullpens and dugouts joined him on the field as a fight broke out.
The tension was at its peak throughout the series, as the Mariners pitchers tried to throw toward the head of Mike Trout in previous games. When that sort of event occurs in a baseball game, the opposition tries to get back at you in the next game. That’s what actually happened, and the Los Angeles Angels pitcher was the guilty party this time around.
Six players and both managers had already been dismissed Sunday by the time things had subsided. Raisel Iglesias actually took a large carton of sunflower seeds from the Angels’ dugout and threw it onto the field as the umpires were settling the situation.
List of people that were handed the suspension after the game
Many people were handed suspension following their role in the brawl that broke out between the game of Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners.
In total, 12 people were suspended by the league. This is the list of people that got suspended:
- Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker: 7 games
- Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford: 5 games
- Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez: 2 games
- Angels manager Phil Nevin: 10 games
- Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon: 5 games
- Angels pitching coach Dom Chiti: 5 games
- Angels pitcher Andrew Wantz: 3 games
- Angels pitcher Ryan Tepera: 3 games
- Angels pitcher Raisel Iglesias: 2 games
- Angels bench coach Ray Montgomery: 2 games
- Angels interpreter Manny Del Campo: 2 games
- Angels catching coach Bill Haselman: 1 game
Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners haven’t had a good season so far
A home run by Luis Rengifo and an RBI single by David MacKinnon in the seventh inning helped the Los Angeles Angels win the game 2-1 against the Mariners in a game that will be remembered forever due to this brawl.
However, this win doesn’t show that the Angels have been quite terrible for a decent amount of time now. They started the season quite well, but have lost their way in the middle. As a result, their chances of making the playoffs are getting tougher.
They currently have a record of 36-40 and are in 3rd place in AL West. They are 11.5 games behind the Houston Astros, and they have a tough road ahead if they want to make it to the postseason.
Even though Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani are very good, the Los Angeles Angels haven’t been able to do well. It’s looking like another season will end in disappointment for the Angels, who arguably have the best two players in baseball on their team.
On the other hand, the Seattle Mariners are having a similar season to the Angels. They are currently 34-41 and are in 4th place in the AL West. The difference between these two teams is that the Mariners didn’t have high expectations for them. In contrast, the Angels were expected to be good this season due to the powerhouses on their roster.
The Angels would love to pick up their form and make a run towards the playoffs. Hopefully, after the all-star break, they’ll be able to pick themselves up and get it together.
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