Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles will now be suspended seven games following his appeal, Major League Baseball announced Friday.

Robles, who had been facing a 10-game suspension after he threw a bat in frustration toward an opposing player during a minor league rehab assignment, will begin serving the ban with Friday's game against the Cleveland Guardians . He also had been fined an undisclosed amount over the incident.

On Aug. 17, Robles was playing for Triple-A Tacoma when he was nearly hit by an inside pitch from Las Vegas' Joey Estes in the third inning. After taking a few steps behind the plate, Robles picked up his bat and threw it in Estes' direction. Robles was promptly ejected by plate umpire Joe McCarthy.

Robles had been hit by a pitch three times in his previous

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