The disciplinary action resulted from an incident in a game in which five players were hit by pitches. Jack Compton / Getty Images One day after five players were hit by pitches, triggering heated verbal exchanges and a benches-clearing staredown between ...

SEATTLE — The benches cleared, but there was no brawl. There were no punches, shoves or really any serious jawing of any kind. But this is baseball in 2026. Beanballs and brawls are nearly extinct. We have to take what we can get.