In the end, the Blue Jays and Brett Lawrie decided it would be best if the third baseman serves his four-game suspension.

The club confirmed that path yesterday, leaving Lawrie on the bench for the next four games for his helmet-throwing tirade Tuesday with home plate umpire Bill Miller.

“I feel like this is just one of those things where it’s just four games and you just suck it up, and I think I’ll just use this time to get my body back to square one and just prepare for four games later,” said Lawrie, who sought out Miller and apologized before Wednesday’s game.

“I said, ‘My apologies’ and let’s go out there and have a good one tonight ... my intention was not to hit him and I think he does realize that now.”

Once he was aware that league officials understood Lawrie had no intention of hitting Miller, he felt any reduction of the suspension was unlikely.

“We talked it over with Brett and John Farrell and it was Brett’s choice, Brett’s decision to end the appeal,” said Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos.

“Upon further review, with more information, being able to objectively look at everything, without having any guarantees that the suspension was going to be reduced at any point in time, and then knowing with days off, this continues to be a distraction and a topic, we just felt like Brett made his peace, apologized to Bill Miller certainly, addressed everything.”

Part of the decision to end the appeal, according to Anthopoulos, extended from the fact that Joe Torre in the MLB office provided a reasonable review of the incident, which saw Lawrie slam his helmet at Miller’s feet before the helmet bounced and struck the umpire on the right hip.

“Joe Torre came out and said he was well aware Brett didn’t intentionally throw the helmet, so everybody was on the same page,” Anthopoulos said.

“Just collectively it seemed like the right thing to do for the organization, to just go ahead and stop the appeal of the suspension starting tonight and have it put behind us and just move forward and have the focus and the attention on the ball club.”

“This doesn’t need to continue to be a story, there’s no need for that,” Anthopoulos added.

“I think everything’s been addressed. Put everything to bed. Without any assurances that the suspension would be reduced, why have it be a topic for another week or so, or even more than that? It didn’t seem to make any sense. Brett felt that way and we certainly agreed with him. … He took responsibility and was accountable for his actions. Let’s have the focus be back on the field.”

Anthopoulos made a corresponding roster move — summoning utility infielder Yan Gomes from class Triple-A Las Vegas and demoting the struggling Adam Lind — Thursday in part to cover the lineup with Lawrie out for the next four games.

Gomes, hitting .359 with five homers and 22 RBI in 33 games for Vegas, has played third, first, and catcher, for the 51s.

“There’s no question the factor of Brett Lawrie factors into that because Yan can play some third,” Anthopoulos said.

“He’ll be in the lineup (Thursday) at third base. He’ll be a backup at first base as well.”

Anthopoulos said it was too early to determine what the Jays options at first base may be — shifting someone else to first, or acquiring a first baseman in a trade — with Lind in the minors.

“Right now, obviously David Cooper was up twice last year,” Anthopoulos said.

“His first stint he didn’t do as well, but I thought in September he swung the bat very well. He’s certainly a guy that’s a candidate to come up here as well.”

As for Lind, Anthopoulos felt the struggling first baseman’s swing was “fine.”

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“Less than a year ago today Adam was performing incredibly well,” said Anthopoulos, referring to Lind’s .800 plus OBP, which at the time ranked among American League leaders for first basemen.

“We’re hopeful we can get him back to that point. We haven’t been able to do that up here.”

Lind will now work with Triple-A hitting coach Chad Motolla, who has worked wonders for Travis Snider and Adeiny Hechevarria already this season.

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