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Padres’ Joe Musgrove called for substance check amid dominant start

San Diego starter Joe Musgrove was called for a substance check by Mets manager Buck Showalter before the first pitch of the bottom of the sixth inning. The Mets asked umpires to check Joe Musgrove’s ear for foreign substances. As Eno Sarris pointed out, Musgrove’s spin per mph was only up a bit on his four-seamer; 27.6 to 28.0 rpm per mph. — Eno Sarris October 10, 2022 Brewers outfielder Andrew McCutchen shared on Twitter during the game that he believes Musgrove “has Red Hot on his ears.” “Pitchers use it as mechanism to stay locked in during games.

New York Times

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