There’s no refuting that Joe Musgrove’s ears were just the juiciest ... But the evidence is not clear that the Padres pitcher was using a sticky substance to increase his spin rate.

NEW YORKNEW YORK — Joe Musgrove got an earful — and didn ... step of requesting Musgrove be searched for banned sticky substances Sunday, a move many perceived as desperate gamesmanship ...

If nothing else, you have to admire Joe Girardi for sticking to his guns. “I’ve seen Max a long time,” Girardi said after the game. “Since 2010. Obviously, he’s going to be a Hall of Famer.

Max Scherzer, Joe Girardi and the fastball at the center of MLB’s messy sticky stuff drama Two months into the season, MLB outlined its findings: The use of foreign substances was prevalent and ...

Major League Baseball started regularly checking pitchers for the use of illegal foreign substances -- which have come to be known as the "sticky stuff ... Padres starter Joe Musgrove was ...

Under MLB’s current policy, an ejection for “sticky stuff” carries an automatic 10-game suspension. If that is confirmed to be the reason, the Mets will go without Diaz into early July.

Showalter took the extraordinary step of requesting Musgrove be searched for banned sticky substances Sunday ... Padres manager Bob Melvin said. “Joe Musgrove is a man of character.

NEW YORK — Joe Musgrove got an earful — and didn't ... extraordinary step of requesting Musgrove be searched for banned sticky substances Sunday, a move many perceived as desperate ...