Buck Showalter explains why he asked umpires to check Joe Musgrove’s ear
Behind a standout effort from All-Star pitcher Joe Musgrove, the Padres defeated the Mets on Sunday night to win 6–0 in a do-or-die Game 3 in their National League wild-card series.
After the game, Showalter was asked to explain what he saw that led to him asking for an inspection, first praising Musgrove before telling reporters he acted in response to conversations in the Mets dugout. Showalter went on to say that he made the call for the sake of finding a way to help his team, saying he felt it “was best for us right now.”, and if it makes—however it might make me look, or whatever, I’m gonna do that every time and live with the consequences,” he said. “I’m not here to not hurt somebody’s feelings. I’m gonna do whatever’s best for our players and the New York Mets. I felt like that was best for us right now. Pretty obvious reasons why it was necessary.
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