San Diego Padres and the New York Mets were in the 6th inning when umpires came to the field to check Joe Musgrove shiny ears
Umpires checked the San Diego Padres pitcher’s ears during Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series on Sunday after a request from Mets manager Buck Showalter. Another MLB player claimed Musgrove could have been wearing a Red Hot ointment. His fellow MLB player shared his opinions on why a pitcher might use Red Hot. Musgrove was later on cleared of any wrongdoing following the inspection of his ears.
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Mets manager Buck Showalter called for a substance check on Joe Musgrove.
The umpires looked at Musgrove's hand, glove, hat and ears.
They found nothing and Musgrove remained in the game. pic.twitter.com/UVyzzuTK3T
— ESPN (@espn) October 10, 2022
Buster Olney asked Joe Musgrove what was on his ears. “I don’t know.” pic.twitter.com/fHCJRKlwmA
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) October 10, 2022
Joe Musgrove’s Ears Checked
On Sunday of October 9th, 2022, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 6–0 in Game 3 of the National League wild-card series. But Padres’ was pushed out of the spotlight after Mets manager requested the umpires to check Musgrove’s ears, which were very shiny, as per media reports. Umpires were asked to examine his gloves, ears as well as hands before clearing him to carry on.
Musgrove addressed the umpire’s check and said: “I stated, ‘You take what you want, man.’ He checked it all and he found nothing. And I went back to work. “At the point in the game when it happened, I was so dialed in already. All my pitches felt good. I felt like I was executing. So it kind of lit a fire under me.”
MLB Star Claimed Joe Musgrove Uses Red Hot Ointment On Ears
Milwaukee Brewers player Andrew McCutchen made a debate by claiming Musgrove’s ears could appear red due to using Red Hot ointment. The Red Hot is manufactured by the US Company Cramer Sports Medicine and is used to provide “maximum warmth for muscle soreness and make easy to, joint pain, arthritis pain and more.”
In an official Twitter post, McCutchen stated that few pitchers use Red Hot cream as it helps them to “stay locked-in during games.” McCutchen wrote in the post: “It burns like crazy and I don’t know why some guys think it helps them but in no way is it ‘sticky.’ Buck [Showalter] is smart, though. He could be trying to just throw off.”