Umps check Padres pitcher Musgrove’s ears for sticky stuff

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove had his ears searched by an umpire for illegal sticky substances at the behest of Mets manager Buck Showalter in the middle of the sixth inning of Game 3 of their NL wild-card series on Sunday night.
Musgrove was working on a one-hitter with a 4-0 lead, and the spin rate was up on all six of his pitches. After Showalter came out on the field, crew chief Alfonso Marquez went to the mound, felt both of Musgrove’s ears and searched h