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.

It was all a very weird, sad night at Citi Field for New York Mets fans.

Down to a final Wild Card game in their three-contest series against the San Diego Padres, Joe Musgrove completely shut down the Mets, leading to New York getting eliminated with just one hit.

But there was the moment when Buck Showalter acted on what Twitter was buzzing about: Was there a foreign substance on Musgrove’s ear? The manager had umpires check, and Musgrove was allowed to continue. Manny Machado had a cheeky reaction, and Musgrove eventually mowed more Mets down.

It was his taunt toward the Mets’ dugout that had everyone immediately noting where it was from: Eastbound and Down, with former MLB pitcher Kenny Powers (played by Danny McBride) doing the same thing:

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