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Joe Musgrove pitches hometown Padres past Mets and into NLDS
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Padres' pitcher Joe Musgrove has his ears rubbed by umpires in substance check
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Joe Musgrove Had His Ears Checked Vs Mets
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Mets Season Ends With Wild-Card Loss to Padres - The New York Times
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Joe Musgrove's ears checked by umps in NL Wild Card Game 3
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Tim and Friends on X: The umps just checked Joe Musgrove's ears for a foreign substance? 🤔 / X
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Padres roster review: Joe Musgrove - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Machado has 2 homers, 5 RBIs off Scherzer; Musgrove sharp as Padres beat Mets, 6-2
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Mets GM inquired about Joe Musgrove with MLB before sticky-stuff check
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Machado has 2 homers, 5 RBIs off Scherzer; Musgrove sharp as the Padres beat the Mets 6-2, Sports
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Umps check Padres pitcher Musgrove's ears for sticky stuff