Joe Musgrove appeared to do a Kenny Powers taunt after getting his ear checked for foreign substances This looked familiar to a lot of MLB fans. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 10, 2022
Mets Left to Accept Another Fruitless Season A season that so recently seemed it could be special ended in familiar fashion for the Mets, who will likely look a lot different next year. Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2022
Showalter Explains Why He Asked Umpires to Check Musgrove’s Ear The Mets manager controversially asked umpires to check the Padres’ All-Star starter during Game 3 of their NL wild-card series Sunday night. Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2022
Padres’ Musgrove Rips Mets for ‘Desperate’ Move in Game 3 The Padres pitcher was checked in the sixth inning for foreign substances at the request of Mets manager Buck Showalter and was not happy about it. Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2022
Padres head to NLDS as Mets’ season collapses San Diego starter Joe Musgrove brushed off chants of “Cheater!” after a bizarre spot-check of his ears by umpires on the mound. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 10, 2022
Musgrove pitches hometown Padres past Mets 6-0 and into NLDS Joe Musgrove brushed off chants of “Cheater!” The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Umpire Conducts Bizarre Ear Check of Padres Pitcher During Game 3 The Mets asked the umps to check Joe Musgrove in the midst of a hot showing at Citi Field. Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2022
Sports World Reacts to Umpire’s Bizarre Ear Check of Padres Pitcher With Joe Musgrove dealing for the Padres, Mets manager Buck Showalter asked umpires to check the pitcher for foreign substances behind his ear. Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2022
Manny Machado had the cheekiest reaction after Joe Musgrove’s ear was checked for illegal substances Just Manny Machado things! USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 10, 2022
Buck Showalter was so worried about Joe Musgrove’s glossy ears that he had the umps check The Mets really thought he was cheating. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 10, 2022
Musgrove strong in playoff tuneup, Padres hold onto win, No. 5 playoff seed for now Joe Musgrove’s playoff tuneup went about as well as the Padres could script. Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022
Padres look to continue to walk the talk in sprint to finish It didn't matter anymore. Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022
Dodgers takeaways: L.A. technically hasn't clinched playoff spot, MLB clarifies SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers are not officially playoff-bound, after all. Los Angeles Times · Sep 12, 2022
Dodgers become first team to clinch a playoff spot Los Angeles, with the best record in the majors at 96-43, sealed a playoff berth for the 10th straight season. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 12, 2022
Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022 Padres finish off rally in 9th with walk-off hit by Alfaro Jorge Alfaro did it again.
Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022 Yu Darvish overcomes slow start, Padres score early in victory over Royals SAN DIEGO — It's OK, too, to score just enough and let Yu Darvish do his thing.
Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022 Manaea rebounds, Bell blasts off again as Padres beat Nationals SAN DIEGO — Sean Manaea strolled through the clubhouse Saturday afternoon, turned the clubhouse stereo up and belted out classic rock songs, one after another, as he dressed at his locker.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 18, 2022 The Six-Man Rotation May Be MLB’s Next Evolutionary Step The Astros, Padres and Angels are prime examples of what star pitchers can produce on five days’ rest.
Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022 Padres change Tatis bobblehead promotion to Soto shirt giveaway MIAMI — It’s handy to have another superstar.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 16, 2022 Jurickson Profar denies he was taunting Miguel Rojas from right field to stretch a double into a triple Profar denied he was taunting from left field.
Tribune News Service · Aug 14, 2022 Bryce Miller: Tatis suspension could provide unplanned positive for improved Padres WASHINGTON — The potential similarities stagger, considering it was only a season ago. The Braves hunted for traction after inconsistent play, despite grand expectations in spring training.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 13, 2022 Fernando Tatis Jr. Costs the Padres Their Dream Season They had every star lined up—until a little Clostebol blew up their plans.
Tribune News Service · Aug 10, 2022 Padres come back twice to crush Giants, win second in a row SAN DIEGO — The Padres have a real live capable offense, evidently.
Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022 Bryce Miller: 'Shocking' Nationals trade still lingers for former Padres pitcher MacKenzie Gore He was the untouchable one, MacKenzie Gore. The left-handed pitcher was long considered the top prospect in the Padres organization. He was off limits, lap after lap — protected in trade chatter like the main vault at Fort Knox.
Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022 Padres fall short of rare five-game sweep against Rockies SAN DIEGO — This high wasn’t going to last forever.