On Sunday night, the New York Mets requested a foreign substance check on Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove after it appeared that Musgrove had something in his ears.
Mets manager Buck Showalter asked the umpires to check Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove for foreign substances after it appeared Musgrove's ears were shiny. pic.twitter.com/U6alihJnfD
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) October 10, 2022
@Mets Musgrove has got a vaseline substance all over his ear. He's been going to it early in the start of the inning. Check his ears. #cheating pic.twitter.com/Hodxndbpnb
— Aloysius (@JDuuuuuuBs) October 9, 2022
Umpires checked Musgrove’s ears and glove and didn’t find anything illegal.
Ear check. This happened. pic.twitter.com/Qasf2Logt4
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) October 10, 2022
Former NL MVP Andrew McCutchen says he believes Musgrove had “Red Hot” in his ears in an effort to “stay locked in.”
“Here we go. I guarantee Musgrove has Red Hot on his ears,” McCutchen. “Pitchers use it as mechanism to stay locked in during games. It burns like crazy and IDK why some guys thinks it helps them but in no way is it ‘sticky.’ Buck is smart tho. Could be trying to just throw him off.”
Here we go. I guarantee Musgrove has Red Hot on his ears. Pitchers use it as mechanism to stay locked in during games. It burns like crazy and IDK why some guys thinks it helps them but in no way is it “sticky.” Buck is smart tho. Could be trying to just throw him off.
— Andrew McCutchen (@TheCUTCH22) October 10, 2022